Commanding Far Eastern Skies by Peter Preston-Hough

Commanding Far Eastern Skies by Peter Preston-Hough

The war in the Far East between 1941 and 1945 is occasionally referred to as the 'Forgotten War' and this description extends to the way the campaign s air war has been analyzed. However, the role of air power in Burma was vitally important to the campaign, in particular the attainment of air superiority in order to facilitate supply and close support operations. The foundation of these operations was dependent on the Allies achieving and maintaining air superiority and latterly air supremacy over the Japanese. The British lost air superiority during the initial Japanese attacks as their early warning system, aircraft, aircrew and tactics did not match their adversary s capabilities. This book will analyze how the Allies lost air superiority during the initial exchanges, and then how technical and material difficulties were overcome before air superiority was won in 1944, and air supremacy was gained in 1945. Furthermore, the book will demonstrate how Japanese industry, their war in the Pacific, and their use of air power in Burma ultimately affected the air war s eventual outcome. The book will examine current historiography to question and corroborate existing views, as well as to reveal new information not previously published.REVIEWS The author is to be commended for his pioneering attempt at analyzing the Far eastern air campaign, and the extensive references provided in the book.RAF Commands website a significant contribution to the literature on this long-neglected air campaign This new work is highly recommended for anyone interested in the air war over Burma. Aviation Historian

Preston-Hough, Peter: - Dr Peter Preston-Hough is a visiting lecturer in the War Studies Department of the University of Wolverhampton and the History Department of the University of Chester. He lectures to undergraduates and postgraduates on aspects of air power since its inception in the twentieth century. His areas of interest include the Royal Air Force; the Strategic Air Offensive 1940-1945; 617 Squadron in the Second World War; the Air Superiority Campaign in the Far East 1939-1945; and airborne warfare and airborne operations, particularly in Normandy and during Operation Market Garden 1944. Dr Preston-Hough's first book, Commanding Far Eastern Skies, is due to be launched in May 2015 and will be published by Helion. He is currently working on a study of Airborne operations in Europe in 1944.

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ISBN 13	9781910294444
ISBN 10	1910294446
Titel	Commanding Far Eastern Skies
Autor	Peter Preston-Hough
Serie	Wolverhampton Military Studies
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Helion & Company
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-05-21
Seitenanzahl	320
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