| RAF Bomber Losses in the Middle East & Mediterranean Volume 1: 1939-1942 Contributor(s): Gunby, David (Author), Temple, Pelham (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857802349 ISBN-13: 9781857802344 Publisher: Midland Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 Annotation: The book follows exactly the tried and tested format of the earlier "RAF Bomber Command Losses" series both in content and the way the book is organized and presented. Each entry is set out in the same way with a sequence of entries for a single day. Losses are recorded by unit and then within each unit by the serial number of the aircraft involved. The entries are accompanied by commentaries, which are provided at appropriate points. The number of losses recorded in this volume will be somewhere in the region of 1,700. These will include aircraft from the RAF, the South African Air Force, the free French Air Force, and the U.S. Army Air Force, during the periods when these air arms were operating under direct RAF control. This book is the first of two projected volumes covering the Bomber Commands losses in the Middle East and Mediterranean during the war. A further volume covering 1943-1945 is projected to follow this one.The distinction relating to the units included in these volumes is particularly important in relation to the USAAF, as its period under RAF was brief. This series will sell well to aviation historians, especially those interested in Bomber Command. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Aviation - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 940.544 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.6" W x 9.08" (0.94 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This series has been of enduring interest over many years, and is still highly sought after. Apart from the obvious interest to aviation historians, many people researching family history find these books invaluable, as so many families had someone in an RAF bomber squadron, who failed to return from active service. With the interest in family history increasing all the time and with many now seeking detailed information about wartime careers of relatives, the series will continue to be used by those seeking to find out more about fathers, grandfathers and other relatives who flew with, and died in the service of Bomber Command during World War 2. |
Contributor Bio(s): Temple, Pelham: - Pelham Temple has been conducting research into Bomber Command for many years. He works in the city of London and lives in Essex.Gunby, David: - David Gunby was educated at Canterbury and took his PhD at Cambridge. He is emeritus professor of English Literature at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and the author or editor of a number of academic works in addition to this volume. |
