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Autore |
Bennett G. H |
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Titolo |
The RAF's French Foreign Legion 1940-45 : De Gaulle, the British and the re-emergence of French air power / / G.H. Bennett |
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London, : Continuum, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-11665-0 |
9786613116659 |
1-4411-0662-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum studies in military history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Air power - History |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - 20th century |
World War, 1939-1945 - France - Aerial operations, French |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Debacle of May-June 1940; Chapter 2: Free France in Africa; Chapter 3: The Battle of Britain and the 13 Apostles of Charles de Gaulle; Chapter 4: Growth of the Free French Air Force in 1941; Chapter 5: The Birth of 340 (Ile de France) Squadron; Chapter 6: War from the Desert to the Atlantic; Chapter 7: War by Attrition and the Raid on Dieppe; Chapter 8: Progress of the Free French Movement, 1942-43; Chapter 9: Formation of 341 (Alsace) Squadron in the United Kingdom; Chapter 10: 342 (Lorraine) Squadron Enters the European Battle |
Chapter 11: Survive, Evade, Escape Chapter 12: D-Day: Preparation and Execution; Chapter 13: Liberation; Chapter 14: War to the Bitter End; Chapter 15: Aftermath; Chapter 16: Conclusions; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines and analyses the relationship between the RAF, the Free French Movement and the French fighter pilots in WWII. A highly significant subject, this has been ignored by academics on both sides of the Channel. This ground-breaking study will fill a significant gap in the historiography of the War. Bennett's painstaking research has |
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