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THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL AIR FORCE. THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. VOLUME II (2 - TWO). by Douglas, W.A.B - 1986
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THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL AIR FORCE. THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. VOLUME II (2 - TWO).
by Douglas, W.A.B
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. 797 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps (some fold-out). "From a small militia organization the Canadian air force had grown by 1945 into one of the country's three major autonomous military services. In this second volume of the RCAF's official history, covering the years from 1918 to 1945, W.A.B. Douglas chronicles the force's rapid growth and provides a vivid portrait of the Battle of the Atlantic as it was fought from the eastern shores of Canada. Military necessity had brought Canada into the air age. In the peaceful 1920s, civil more than military concerns governed the shape, size, and functions of the RCAF; in the following decade the rise of international tensions forced the service to concentrate on its military role. During the Second World War the RCAF grew from a few hundred airmen to a force of some eighty squadrons and nearly a quarter of a million people. RCAF squadrons, wings, and groups took their place beside other Allied air forces in many theatres of the Second World War, and in the process acquired capabilities in virtually every phase of air warfare. The roots of the RCAF's growing reputation in overseas theatres, especially in the Northwest Europe campaign, were to be found at home. Responsible for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, the RCAF trained large numbers of other Commonwealth and Allied airmen as well as Canadians. Charged with the air defence of Canada, it built up a big Home War Establishment which fought on the Pacific Coast and also played a significant part in the defeat of enemy attempts to destroy Allied shipping, particularly in the Battle of the Atlantic. The latter was a crucial role, sustaining Great Britain and the Allied forces in Europe. Directed from headquarters at Halifax, aircraft of Eastern Air Command ranged from the St Lawrence River to mid-ocean, ultimately thwarting German U-boats that nearly severed the North Atlantic under British Command. Douglas's account is the first to give proper credit to the RCAF for the part it played in these operations. It also incorporates new information on personalities, technology, and intelligence." A heavy volume which may require extra postage outside of Canada/U.S. Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very small area of colour loss on front board, very light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket has light edgewear/wrinkling with a few tiny closed tears, light fading to spine colour, light browning at top edge of flaps, minor rubbing.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good.
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- Date Published 1986
- Keywords Royal Canadian Air Force, RCAF, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Anti-Submarine warfare, World War II, Second World War, Battle St Lawrence, U-boats, North Atlantic, Convoys, Clayton Knight, Ferry Command, Submarines, Kreigsmarine, Battle of Atlant
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Volume II only. Map endpapers. Fold-out maps in colour, neat. Light soiling to edges. Owner's name. Water stain to jacket (visible only on reverse) with a smaller corresponding stain to inside board; no rippling. Closed tear to bottom edge. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. Illustrated. Maps, appendices, notes, index..
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802025846 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Gift inscription on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Illustrated by map endpapers B&W photographs and fold-out maps ; 9.9 X 6.9 X 2.4 inches; 797 pages .
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802025846 . 797 pp. Index. Photos. Notes. Fold-out maps. Endpaper maps. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear, small tear to upper end. Second volume of the Official History, the book covers the period from 1918 to 1945. Very heavy book. Jacket art is Catalina in the River by Patrick G. Cowley-Brown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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