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RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45 Roy Conyers Nesbit

RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45 By Roy Conyers Nesbit

RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45 by Roy Conyers Nesbit


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Collection of unique photographs from the archives of the Public Records Office combined with a brief history of Coastal Command during the war years. Contains graphic evidence of attacks on enemy targets along the coasts of Scandinavia, Germany and occupied Europe taken from contemporary film.

RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45 Summary

RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office by Roy Conyers Nesbit

During World War II the aircraft and crews of RAF Coastal Command played a vital role of patrolling and defending the waters around Great Britain against enemy air and naval forces. These included everything from long-range fighters and patrol aircraft, like Junkers Ju88 and Focke Wulf Fw200 Kondor, to marauding U-boats, E-boats and warships. The aircraft of the Command ranged far and wide, attacking coastal targets in Scandinavia, Germany and enemy-occupied Europe. Many of these strikes were captured on film, providing vivid evidence of the devastating firepower brought to bear against enemy targets by the Command's Mosquitos, Beaufighters and Sunderlands. Using the extensive archives held at the Public Record Office, the author has brought to light a series of photographs taken by RAF Coastal Command crews in action during World War II, illustrating in detail the aircraft and the actions fought by the Command over six years of war. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs, each accompanied by a fully researched caption, this book aims to bring attention to a wider audience the wartime exploits of RAF Coastal Command.

Table of Contents

Outrageous fortune, September 1939 - June 1940; take arms, July 1940 - June 1941; a sea of troubles, July 1941 - June 1942; unto the breach, July 1942 - June 1943; the blast of war, July 1943 - June 1944; by opposing end them, July 1944 - May 1945. Appendix A: some PRO sources of Coastal Command photos 1939 - 1945.

Additional information

GOR004506796
9780750915656
075091565X
RAF Coastal Command in Action, 1939-45: Archive Photographs from the Public Record Office by Roy Conyers Nesbit
Used - Very Good
Hardback
The History Press Ltd
19971023
192
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