Commanding Far Eastern Skies: A Critical Analysis of the Royal Air Force Air Superiority Campaign in India, Burma and Malaya 1941-1945

by Peter Preston-Hough

Book Overview

The war in the Far East between 1941 and 1945 is occasionally referred to as the 'Forgotten War' and this description extends to the way the campaign's air war has been analyzed. However, the role of air power in Burma was vitally important to the campaign, in particular the attainment of air superiority in order to facilitate supply and close support operations. The foundation of these operations was dependent on the Allies achieving and maintaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912390434
• ISBN13: 9781912390434
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"