The development of RAF strategic bombing doctrine 1919-1939 (Record no. 7387)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0275949974 (hbk.)
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name ROBERTSON Scot
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The development of RAF strategic bombing doctrine 1919-1939
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Westport, Conn.:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Praeger,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1995
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Extent 187p.
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Title Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The history of strategic bombing is inextricably intertwined with the history of the Royal Air Force. This book explores the question of doctrinal development in the RAF. It employs a neo-Clausewitzian analysis to reveal that the RAF based the preparation of its strategic bombing force on supposition and hypothesis. Rather than review the evidence of the First World War objectively to determine the fundamental principles of strategic bombing, the RAF adopted a subjective approach. The failure to develop a realistic theory of strategic bombing and to test it through a dialectical process resulted in a lack of attention to the equally necessary element of doctrine. Bomber Command was incapable of carrying out a strategic bombing campaign because it failed in peace to develop the necessary doctrine.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAF
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 05/03/1998 2 358.420941 ROB 0002602 03/08/2022 1 03/01/2024 Book