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03153aam a2200517 i 4500 001 142512906B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150107s2015 mduabf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014044410 020 $a 1612518354 (ebook) 020 $a 9781612518350 (ebook) 020 $a 1612518346 (hardback) 020 $a 9781612518343 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)893017426 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d UNA $d OCLCO $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a D756.5.B7 C85 2015 082 00 $a 358.4/13094109041 $2 23 084 $a HIS027150 $a HIS027150 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Cumming, Anthony J. 245 14 $a The Battle for Britain : $b interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, 1909-1940 / $c Anthony J. Cumming. 246 30 $a Interservice rivalry between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, 1909-1940 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xii, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, map ; $c 25 cm 520 $a "The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940. Anthony Cumming challenges the view that the Battle of Britain was a decisive victory won solely by the Royal Air Force through independent airpower operations. By re-evaluating the early stage of the Mediterranean conflict and giving special emphasis to naval battles such as Calabria and Taranto, Cumming argues that the Royal Navy played an equally important role in defeating Hitler's early advances, buying critical time until the Americans could make a decisive contribution. His argument holds that the RAF's role as an independent arm has been exaggerated and that contemporary strategists can learn from investing too much confidence in independent airpower. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index. 650 0 $a Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a Interservice rivalry (Armed Forces) $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, British. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, British. 650 0 $a Air power $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sea-power $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 610 20 $a Great Britain. $b Royal Air Force $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History, Military $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History, Naval $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / World War II. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Naval. $2 bisacsh 776 08 $i Online version: $a Cumming, Anthony J. $t Battle for Britain $d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2015 $z 9781612513836 $w (DLC) 2015001347 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1427/2900706/image/lgcover.5223477.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826113244.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=142512906B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search