The Man Who Took the Rap : Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and the Fall of Singapore Hardback
by Peter Dye
Part of the History of Military Aviation series
Hardback
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This is the first biography of Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, a key figure in the early development of airpower, whose significant and varied achievements have been overlooked because of his subsequent involvement in the fall of Singapore.
It highlights Brooke-Popham's role in developing the first modern military logistic system, the creation of the Royal Air Force Staff College and the organizational arrangements that underpinned Fighter Command's success in the Battle of Britain.
Peter Dye challenges longstanding views about performance as Commander-in-Chief Far East and, based on new evidence, offers a more nuanced narrative that sheds light on British and Allied preparations for the Pacific War, inter-service relations and the reasons for the disastrous loss of air and naval superiority that followed the Japanese attack.
The Man Who Took the Rap highlights the misguided attempts at deterrence, in the absence of a coordinated information campaign, and the unprecedented security lapse that betrayed the parlous state of the Allied defenses.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Naval Institute Press
- Publication Date:30/10/2018
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- ISBN:9781682473580
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Naval Institute Press
- Publication Date:30/10/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781682473580