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The Flyer [[electronic resource] ] : British culture and the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945 / / Martin Francis



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Autore: Francis Martin <1964-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Flyer [[electronic resource] ] : British culture and the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945 / / Martin Francis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54
940.54/4941
940.544941
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, British
World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Z
Sommario/riassunto: The 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 school
Titolo autorizzato: The Flyer  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786611930752
1-281-93075-X
0-19-155720-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910792264503321
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