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Author Williams, George K., 1944-

Title Biplanes and bombsights : British bombing in World War I / George K. Williams.

Imprint Maxell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 1999.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  D 301.26/6:2004017762    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
Note Print version record.
Summary Colonel Williams presents a comprehensive study of British bombing efforts in the Great War. He contends that the official version of costs and results underplays the costs while overplaying the results. Supported by postwar findings of both US and British evaluation teams, he argues that British bombing efforts were significantly less effective than heretofore believed. Colonel Williams also presents a strong argument that German air defenses caused considerably less damage to British forces than pilot error, malfunctioning aircraft, and bad weather. That we believed otherwise supports the notion that British bombing raids had forced Germany to transfer significant air assets to defend against them. Williams, however, found no evidence that any such transfer occurred. Actual results, Colonel Williams argues, stand in strong contrast to claimed results.
Subject World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, British.
Bombers -- Great Britain.
HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
Bombers. (OCoLC)fst00835788
Military operations, Aerial -- British. (OCoLC)fst01710205
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term 1914-1918
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Air University (U.S.). Press.
Other Form: Print version: Williams, George K., 1944- Biplanes and bombsights. Maxell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 1999 9781585660735 (DLC) 99026205 (OCoLC)41076409
ISBN 9781429455756 (electronic bk.)
1429455756 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. DEBBG BV040921699
NZ1 13111845
Gpo Item No. 0422-K (online)
Sudoc No. D 301.26/6:2004017762

 
    
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