LEADER 04521nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910462405503321 005 20211005001322.0 010 $a1-4411-6227-5 010 $a1-280-69985-X 010 $a9786613676832 010 $a1-4411-2313-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000206404 035 $a(EBL)943635 035 $a(OCoLC)795894851 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000690866 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11447619 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000690866 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10629425 035 $a(PQKB)10156485 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC943635 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL943635 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10571042 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367683 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6163636 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1744081 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1744081 035 $a(OCoLC)884017332 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000206404 100 $a20120626d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe leadership, direction and legitimacy of the RAF bomber offensive from inception to 1945$b[electronic resource] /$fPeter Gray 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 225 1 $aBirmingham war studies series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4725-3282-1 311 $a1-4411-3520-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements; Series Editors' Preface; Abbreviations; Codewords; 1 Introduction; The Literature; Terminology; Senior Leadership: The Underpinning Theory; Content; 2 The Intellectual Context; Leadership Thinking and Teaching; The Contemporary Thinking on the Ethical and Legal Use of Armed Force; Air Doctrine and Strategy; The Luftwaffe Approach; Conclusions; 3 The Organizational Context; The Constitutional and Legal Basis; The Cabinet Committees and the Chiefs; The Air Ministry; The Independent Force; Organizational Survival; 4 From Disarmament to the Outbreak of War 327 $aThe Geneva Disarmament ConferenceThe Need for Rearmament; The Formation of Bomber Command; The Road to War: Vision and Purpose of the Bomber Force; The Legalities and Legitimacy; Munich to War; Conclusions; 5 From the Outbreak of War to Area Bombing; Relationships with Allies; Vision, Purpose and Direction: Portal and Invasion; Vision and Purpose: The Coming of Area Bombing; Morality and Legality; Concluding Comments; 6 The Strategic and Grand Strategic Dimensions 1942-45; Prelude to the Combined Bombing Offensive; Planning the Offensive: Washington to Casablanca; Casablanca (Symbol) 327 $aWashington and PointblankStrategic Assets for Overlord: Command and Control; Strategic Assets for Overlord: Targeting Policy; D-Day to Dresden; Conclusions; 7 The Strategic and Operational Interface 1942-45; Churchill and his Bomber Barons; The Relationship between the Air Ministry and Bomber Command; Area Bombing; Diversions and Panaceas; The Bomber Offensive as a Guerre de Course?; The Debate over Perceptions of the Campaign; The Vulnerability of German Morale; Overlord; Oil; Conclusions; 8 The Strategic Leadership Challenge; Appendices:; 1. Definitions of Leadership, Management and Command 327 $a2. Biographical Notes3. Legal Texts; Bibliography; Index 330 $aLeadership, Direction and Legitimacy of the RAF Bomber Offensive from Inception to 1945 offers a fresh approach to the debate on the RAF's strategic bomber offensive by using modern strategic leadership theory as an analytical tool to examine the campaign. In particular, it looks at the legality and legitimacy of the offensive and explores the key interfaces between the military leaders, the politicians and allies. It also looks at the major controversies in the aims and objectives of the campaign and the personalities involved.Modern literature from the leadership field is used to consider th 410 0$aBirmingham war studies series. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, British 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, British. 676 $a940.544941 700 $aGray$b Peter$012864 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462405503321 996 $aThe leadership, direction and legitimacy of the RAF bomber offensive from inception to 1945$92458167 997 $aUNINA