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Industry and Air Power Noel Sebastian Ritchie (Air Historical Branch, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom)

Industry and Air Power By Noel Sebastian Ritchie (Air Historical Branch, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom)

Summary

The author examines the relationship between industry and the state during the period immediately before the Second World War when increasing tension resulted in large government contracts.

Industry and Air Power Summary

Industry and Air Power: The Expansion of British Aircraft Production, 1935-1941 by Noel Sebastian Ritchie (Air Historical Branch, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom)

The author begins with a general survey of British aircraft manufacturing in the inter-war period. Policy, production, finance and contracts are examined, and the final chapter is concerned with the mobilization of the aircraft industry in 1939, and the emergency measures of 1940.

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Table of Contents

American Aviation Historical Society - This is an in depth study of the economic and industrial foundation of World War Two British air power... this book belongs in you library.



The British Army Review - highly recommended to anyone who is interested in the interaction between defence and industry, and the implications for the wider aspects of defence planning. Its lessons are entirely relevant to today, and are not limited to the aerospace field



Aeromilitaria - ...a comprehensive guide to the problems and eventual achievements of aircraft production.



Business History - This is an excellent piece of origionl research, the conclusions of which are articulated in a detailed and convincing style.



Military History - Sebastian Ritchie is to be commended for a fine, thought-provoking, and readable study of what many might feel is a dry and uninspiring



Aeroplane Monthly - The result is a scholarly and valuable study that will surely be a standard reference for many years.

Additional information

NPB9780714647241
9780714647241
0714647241
Industry and Air Power: The Expansion of British Aircraft Production, 1935-1941 by Noel Sebastian Ritchie (Air Historical Branch, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom)
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1997-05-31
300
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