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100	1		_aBishop, Patrick _q(Patrick Joseph)
245	1	0	_aWings _h[large print] : _bone hundred years of British aerial warfare / _cPatrick Bishop.
250			_aLarge print edition.
260			_aOxford : _bIsis, _c2014.
300			_a392 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aIsis large print
520			_aThe 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.
610	1	0	_aGreat Britain. _bRoyal Flying Corps _xHistory.
610	1	0	_aGreat Britain. _bRoyal Air Force _xHistory.
650		0	_aAeronautics, Military _zGreat Britain _xHistory.
650		0	_aAir warfare _xHistory.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xHistory, Military.
655		7	_93726 _aLarge type books. _2lcsh
942			_2ddc _cLP
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