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The War in the Air; Vol. 1 / The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force

Walter Alexander, Sir Raleigh

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 375 pages

This is the first volume of Walter Raleigh's official British history of the Royal Air Force in the Great War. Drawing on Air Ministry records and witness accounts, it describes the early organisation and operations of British air forces. It is valuable for listeners interested in how military aviation developed and was documented in the First World War.

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Opening of the book

HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR
BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
BY DIRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL SECTION OF
THE COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE
THE WAR IN THE AIR
Being the Story of
The part played in the Great War
by the Royal Air Force
VOL. I
BY
WALTER RALEIGH
OXFORD
THE CLARENDON PRESS
1922
Oxford University Press
London Edinburgh Glasgow Copenhagen
New York Toronto Melbourne Cape Town
Bombay Calcutta Madras Shanghai
Humphrey Milford Publisher to the University
PREFACE
The History of which this is the first volume is, in the

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Contents

  1. THE WAR IN THE AIR
  2. WALTER RALEIGH
  3. PREFACE
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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