TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bishop,Patrick
TI  - Wings: one hundred years of British aerial warfare 
T2  - Isis large print
SN  - 9780753153277 (pbk.)
U1  - 358.400941 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Isis
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Royal Flying Corps
KW  - History
KW  - Royal Air Force
KW  - Aeronautics, Military
KW  - Air warfare
KW  - History, Military
KW  - Large type books
KW  - lcsh
N2  - The Royal Air Force is synonymous with its heroic achievements in the summer of 1940, when Winston Churchill's "famous few" held Goering's Luftwaffe at bay in the Battle of Britain. For much of the 20th century, warplanes were a symbol of the modern era, but within the space of a hundred years, military aviation has morphed from exotic to mundane. Aviators always seemed different from soldiers and sailors - more adventurous, questing and imaginative. In both world wars air aces dominated each side's propaganda, capturing hearts and dreams. In Wings, Patrick Bishop brings us a compelling account of military flying from its heroic early days to the present
ER  -