The RAF: 19182018

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For a hundred years the Royal Air Force has been at the forefront of the UKs defences. In the 1920s and 1930s, the RAF protected Britains empire; during the Second World War it played a key role in defeating the Axis; and through the 1950s and 1960s it was a key part of Britains nuclear deterrent. Julian Hale examines the history of the RAF through its organisation, personnel, aircraft and campaigns, from the biplanes of the First World War, through its Finest Hour in 1940 and the dawn of the jet age to todays hi-tech aircraft and the emerging role of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Enriched with personal accounts and a wealth of photographs, this book provides a concise introduction to the worlds first air force.

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...will serve to pique his interest in some of the very many facets of this historic organization. - IPMS / USA

Author Bio

Julian Hale read History at Lancaster University and completed an MA on the RFC and RAF in the Middle East during the First World War. In 2012, he joined the RAF Museum and catalogued the Jack Bruce Collection, an archive of First World War and inter-war aircraft and personnel images. He is now the Assistant Curator for the Museums Centenary Programme.