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“The Bomber Will Always Get Through”: The Evolution of British Air Policy and Doctrine, 1914–1940

Brown, Katie Lynn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1308260254

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2011, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
The historiography of British grand strategy in the interwar years overlooks the importance air power had in determining Britain's interwar strategy. Rather than acknowledging the newly developed third dimension of warfare, most historians attempt to place air power in the traditional debate between a Continental commitment and a strong navy. By examining the development of the Royal Air Force in the interwar years, this thesis will show that air power was extremely influential in developing Britain's grand strategy. Moreover, this thesis will study the Royal Air Force's reliance on strategic bombing to consider any legal or moral issues. Finally, this thesis will explore British air defenses in the 1930s as well as the first major air battle in World War II, the Battle of Britain, to see if the Royal Air Force's almost uncompromising faith in strategic bombing was warranted.
Peter John Brobst, PhD (Committee Chair)
Robert Ingram, PhD (Committee Member)
Ingo Trauschweizer, PhD (Committee Member)
144 p.
European History; History; Military History; Modern History
Royal Air Force; World War II; Great Britain; Battle of Britain; strategic bombing

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  • Brown, K. L. (2011). “The Bomber Will Always Get Through”: The Evolution of British Air Policy and Doctrine, 1914–1940 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1308260254

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, Katie. “The Bomber Will Always Get Through”: The Evolution of British Air Policy and Doctrine, 1914–1940 . 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1308260254.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, Katie. "“The Bomber Will Always Get Through”: The Evolution of British Air Policy and Doctrine, 1914–1940 ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1308260254

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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