The Royal Flying Corps 1914 1918

Author : James Pugh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317016890
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps, the Western Front and the Control of the Air, 1914–1918 written by James Pugh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the middle of 1918 the British Army had successfully mastered the concept of ’all arms’ warfare on the Western Front. This doctrine, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and - crucially - air power, was to prove highly effective and formed the basis of major military operations for the next hundred years. Yet, whilst much has been written on the utilisation of ground forces, the air element still tends to be studied in isolation from the army as a whole. In order to move beyond the usual 'aircraft and aces' approach, this book explores the conceptual origins of the control of the air and the role of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) within the British army. In so doing it addresses four key themes. First, it explores and defines the most fundamental air power concept - the control of the air - by examining its conceptual origins before and during the First World War. Second, it moves beyond the popular history of air power during the First World War to reveal the complexity of the topic. Third, it reintegrates the study of air power during the First World War, specifically that of the RFC, into the strategic, operational, organisational, and intellectual contexts of the era, as well as embedding the study within the respective scholarly literatures of these contexts. Fourth, the book reinvigorates an entrenched historiography by challenging the usually critical interpretation of the RFC’s approach to the control of the air, providing new perspectives on air power during the First World War. This includes an exploration of the creation of the RAF and its impact on the development of air power concepts.

Author : Ralph Barker
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 9781841194707
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I written by Ralph Barker and published by Constable. This book was released on 2002 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text tells the story of the Royal Flying Corps, and its part in all the major battles of World War I, from Bloody April 1917 through Third Ypres and Passchendaele to the chaotic retreat from Ludendorff's offensive.

Author : W. T. Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps in the War, [1914-1918.]. written by W. T. Blake and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter G. Cooksley
Publisher : Spellmount Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780750960052
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps, 1914-1918 written by Peter G. Cooksley and published by Spellmount Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Flying Corps Handbook 1914-18

Author : Ralph Barker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps in France written by Ralph Barker and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter G. Cooksley
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752496239
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Royal Flying Corps Handbook 1914-18 written by Peter G. Cooksley and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the contributions made by the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. This work also covers aircraft, an array of other subjects including organization, pay, rank, uniforms, motor vehicles, the womens branches, attitudes, and even songs popular in the mess.

Author : James Pugh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317016904
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Flying Corps, the Western Front and the Control of the Air, 1914–1918 written by James Pugh and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the middle of 1918 the British Army had successfully mastered the concept of ’all arms’ warfare on the Western Front. This doctrine, integrating infantry, artillery, armoured vehicles and - crucially - air power, was to prove highly effective and formed the basis of major military operations for the next hundred years. Yet, whilst much has been written on the utilisation of ground forces, the air element still tends to be studied in isolation from the army as a whole. In order to move beyond the usual 'aircraft and aces' approach, this book explores the conceptual origins of the control of the air and the role of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) within the British army. In so doing it addresses four key themes. First, it explores and defines the most fundamental air power concept - the control of the air - by examining its conceptual origins before and during the First World War. Second, it moves beyond the popular history of air power during the First World War to reveal the complexity of the topic. Third, it reintegrates the study of air power during the First World War, specifically that of the RFC, into the strategic, operational, organisational, and intellectual contexts of the era, as well as embedding the study within the respective scholarly literatures of these contexts. Fourth, the book reinvigorates an entrenched historiography by challenging the usually critical interpretation of the RFC’s approach to the control of the air, providing new perspectives on air power during the First World War. This includes an exploration of the creation of the RAF and its impact on the development of air power concepts.

Author : Maurice Baring
Publisher : Cimino Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Corps Headquarters 1914-1918 written by Maurice Baring and published by Cimino Publishing Group. This book was released on 1985 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretning om Royal Flying Corps før og under 1. verdenskrig herunder luftkrigen og stabsarbejdet for planlægning af luftoperationer

Author : Frederic Morley Cutlack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern Theatres of War, 1914-1918 written by Frederic Morley Cutlack and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Thomas Byford McCudden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Fury written by James Thomas Byford McCudden and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique and gripping first-hand account, he brings to life some of aviation history? most dramatic episodes in a memoir completed at the age of twenty-three, just days before his tragic death. During his time in France with the Royal Flying Corps from 1914 to 1918, McCudden rose from mechanic to pilot and flight commander. Following his first kill in September 1916, McCudden shot down a total of fifty-seven enemy planes, including a remarkable three in a single minute in January 1918. A dashing patrol leader, he combined courage, loyalty and judgement, studying the habits and psychology of enemy pilots and stalking them with patience and outstanding success. Written with modesty and frankness, yet acutely perceptive, Flying Fury is both a valuable insight into the world of early aviation and a powerful account of courage and survival above the mud and trenches of Flanders. Fighter ace James McCudden died in July 1918, after engine failure caused his plane to crash just four months before the end of World War I. His success as one of Britain's deadliest pilots earned him the Victoria Cross.