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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps and Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xvii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Military Aviation before the First World War 3
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Part I: Canadian Training and Air Policy
- Introduction 21
- 2. Recruiting and Training in Canada, 1914-16 23
- 3. Sir Sam Hughes, the Aviation Lobby, and Canadian Air Policy, 1914-16 46
- 4. RFC Expansion and the Canadian Air Training Organization 76
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Part II: The Admiralty and the Air
- Introduction 123
- 5. Origins of Naval Airpower 126
- 6. 1916: Diffusion and Misdirection 141
- 7. Alternative Roles, 1917-18 168
- 8. Aviation and the Victory over the Submarine 194
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Part III: Strategic Airpower
- Introduction 231
- 9. The Air Defence of Britain 234
- 10. The RNAS and the Birth of a Bombing Strategy 260
- 11. The Strategic Air Offensive against Germany 284
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Part IV: Airpower in the Land Battle
- Introduction 331
- 12. Experiments on the Western Front, 1914-15 334
- 13. The Birth of Airpower, 1916 358
- 14. Stalemate on the Western Front, 1917 393
- 15. Italy and Macedonia, 1917-18 449
- 16. The Ludendorff Offensives, 1918 479
- 17. Amiens 518
- 18. Perfecting the Air Weapon 542
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Conclusion
- 19. Towards the Establishment of a Canadian Air Force 579
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Appendices
- A. Canadian Airmen and the British Intervention in Russia, 1918-20 623
- B. Canadians in Other Theatres, 1915-18 629
- C. Statistical Analysis of Canadians in the British Flying Services 633
- Notes 651
- Index 727
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Maps and Illustrations vii
- Preface ix
- Abbreviations xvii
- Introduction 1
- 1. Military Aviation before the First World War 3
-
Part I: Canadian Training and Air Policy
- Introduction 21
- 2. Recruiting and Training in Canada, 1914-16 23
- 3. Sir Sam Hughes, the Aviation Lobby, and Canadian Air Policy, 1914-16 46
- 4. RFC Expansion and the Canadian Air Training Organization 76
-
Part II: The Admiralty and the Air
- Introduction 123
- 5. Origins of Naval Airpower 126
- 6. 1916: Diffusion and Misdirection 141
- 7. Alternative Roles, 1917-18 168
- 8. Aviation and the Victory over the Submarine 194
-
Part III: Strategic Airpower
- Introduction 231
- 9. The Air Defence of Britain 234
- 10. The RNAS and the Birth of a Bombing Strategy 260
- 11. The Strategic Air Offensive against Germany 284
-
Part IV: Airpower in the Land Battle
- Introduction 331
- 12. Experiments on the Western Front, 1914-15 334
- 13. The Birth of Airpower, 1916 358
- 14. Stalemate on the Western Front, 1917 393
- 15. Italy and Macedonia, 1917-18 449
- 16. The Ludendorff Offensives, 1918 479
- 17. Amiens 518
- 18. Perfecting the Air Weapon 542
-
Conclusion
- 19. Towards the Establishment of a Canadian Air Force 579
-
Appendices
- A. Canadian Airmen and the British Intervention in Russia, 1918-20 623
- B. Canadians in Other Theatres, 1915-18 629
- C. Statistical Analysis of Canadians in the British Flying Services 633
- Notes 651
- Index 727