02869nam 2200637Ia 450 991080775690332120200520144314.097866119307521-281-93075-X0-19-155720-X(CKB)2560000000295067(EBL)415879(SSID)ssj0000156255(PQKBManifestationID)11170515(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156255(PQKBWorkID)10123080(PQKB)11270485(StDuBDS)EDZ0000022251(MiAaPQ)EBC415879(Au-PeEL)EBL415879(CaPaEBR)ebr10273061(CaONFJC)MIL193075(OCoLC)441826568(MiAaPQ)EBC7036442(EXLCZ)99256000000029506720080825d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe Flyer British culture and the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945 /Martin Francis1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20081 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-927748-6 0-19-169994-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. The Allure of the Flyer; 2. A Man's World; 3. The Flyer in Love; 4. Husbands and Fathers; 5. The Flyer and Fear; 6. A Darker Blue; 7. The New Achilles? Literature, Technology, and Violence; 8. Coming Home; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThe first scholarly study of the men of the RAF and British culture during the war, The Flyer examines the lives of these men and their popular representation in literary and cinematic texts. It illuminates broader issues of gender, class, race, emotional life, and the creation of a national myth in modern Britain. - ;Between 1939 and 1945, the British public was spellbound by the martial endeavours and dashing style of the young men of the RAF, especially those with silvery fabric wings sewn above the breast pocket of their glamorous slate-blue uniform. Martin Francis provides the first schoolWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, British.World War, 1939-1945940.54940.54/4941940.544941Francis Martin1964-1663050MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807756903321The Flyer4020091UNINA