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Canberra, Air Power Studies Centre. A two volume set of paperbacks.Volume 1 - Narrative (064226550X) has xxiv plus 321 pages.
Volume 2 - Documents (0642265518) has xx plus 389 pages.
"This account of the higher command of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War has been written by a military professional primarily for his fellow professionals so that they might see some of the mistakes that were made by their predecessors from times past. Such mistakes have been revealed here, not to lay blame, but rather so that those who may be responsible for the control of Australia's Defence Forces now and in the future may learn from the mistakes of the past. Political figures with an interest in Defence might also care to take note of how their predecessors handled, and mishandled, the higher direction of one of Australia's fighting Services during the challenging times of the Second World War. This account is based, in the main, on documents from the period held in various government… Read More