The Development of British Tactical Air Power, 1940-1943: A History of Army Co-Operation Command

This

book explores the development of tactical air power in Britain between 1940

and 1943 through a study of the Royal Air Force's Army Co-operation Command.

It charts the work done by the Command during its existence, and highlights

the arguments between the RAF and Army on this contentious issue in Britain. Much

is known about the RAF both in the years preceding and during the Second World

War, particularly the exploits of Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands, yet the

existence of the RAF's Army Co-operation Command is little-known. Through

extensive archival research, Matthew Powell maps the creation and work of the

RAF's Army Co-operation Command through an analysis of tactical air power

developments during the First World War and inter-war periods, highlighting

the debates and arguments that took place between the Air Ministry and the War

Office.

Matthew Powell is an independent scholar who has taught at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has published on Army Co-operation Command in Canadian Military History, Air Power Review and the British Journal for Military History.

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