Bibliograph

Transforming the skies, pilots, planes and politics in British aviation 1919-1940, Peter Reese

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Transforming the skies, pilots, planes and politics in British aviation 1919-1940, Peter Reese

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Transforming the skies

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Peter Reese

Sub title

pilots, planes and politics in British aviation 1919-1940

Summary

Following the Armistice of 1918, the British Air Industry and the newly founded RAF held a low place in national priorities. The RAF was rapidly run down, with the infant airlines being given the least possible help, and this neglect continued during the 1920s. The RAF's role was questioned and civilian air travel remained a dream for most and the province of the well-heeled few. But the breakdown of the Geneva Disarmament Talks led to renewed interest in the National Air Force, and the rise of the European dictators brought calls for rapid modernization and interceptor aircraft, together with the development of further European civilian air routes. Here, Peter Reese charts the dramatic changes that swept aviation across the dynamic interwar period, revealing the transformative last-minute preparations for defense in a world where much depended on the contributions of some outstanding individuals

Target audience

adult

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