Britain's Air Defences 1939–45

Britain's Air Defences 1939–45 cover

Britain's Air Defences 1939–45

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German daylight raids on Britain began in the summer of 1940. They were expected and the country had been preparing for quite some time. Searchlights were in place, Fighter Command had been expanded, and anti-aircraft guns were being manufactured. It was from these first preparations that Britain developed tactics to counter the many air raids over the following years. This book shows how Britain prepared for air raids in the run up to the war and details all the tactics that were developed during the war to counter the many aerial attacks. Among the defence systems covered are anti-aircraft guns, barrage balloons and the RADAR system.

Table of Contents

Preparations · The Battle Begins · Countering the Night Raid ·The robot attack

Product details

Published 25 Mar 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781841767109
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 57 b/w; 6 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Elite
Short code ELI 104
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Alfred Price

Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in th…

Illustrator

Darko Pavlovic

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