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Air and Sea Power in World War I - Combat and Experience in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy (Paperback)
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Air and Sea Power in World War I - Combat and Experience in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Navy (Paperback)
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The Great War tore Europe apart killing over 35 million men and
challenging the notion of heroism. Air and Sea Power in World War I
focuses on the experience of World War I from the perspective of
pilots and sailors and demonstrates that the army-centric view of
war studies has been too limited. The Royal Flying Corps, created
in 1912, adapted quickly to the needs of modern warfare and was
driven by the enthusiasm of its men. In contrast, the lack of
modernisation in the Royal Navy, despite the unveiling of HMS
Dreadnought in 1906, undermined Britain's dominance of the seas. By
considering five key aspects of the war experience, this book
analyses how motivation was created and sustained: what training
did men receive and how effectively did this prepare them for roles
that were predominantly non-combative? How was motivation affected
by their individual relationship with weaponry development, and how
different was defensive service on the Home Front, when in close
proximity to ordinary civilian life? Featuring new primary source
material, including the journals of service men themselves, this
book looks at the changing reputation of the services during and
after the First World War and the extent to which these notions
were created by the memoirs of pilots and sailors. This will be
essential reading for students and scholars of World War I and of
Naval, Aviation and Military History.
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