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The man who took the rap : Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and the fall of Singapore /

This is the first biography of Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, a key figure in the early development of airpower. 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 und...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dye, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]
Series:History of military avaition.
Subjects:
Brooke-Popham, Robert, > Sir, > 1878-1953.
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force > Biography.
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force > History > 20th century.
Marshals > Great Britain > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Singapore.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
Great Britain > Military relations.
Great Britain > History, Military > 20th century > Biography.
HISTORY / Military / Aviation.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
Table of Contents:
  • Early Life and Military Service, 1878- 1909
  • Army Staff College and Air Battalion, 1910-1912
  • Royal Flying Corps, 1912-1914
  • The Western Front, 1914-1915
  • Working for Trenchard, 1915-1918
  • Director of Research, 1919-1921
  • Royal Air Force Staff College, 1922-1926
  • The Fighting Area, 1926-1928
  • Iraq Command, 1928-1930
  • Imperial Defence College, 1931-1933
  • Air Defense of Great Britain, 1933-1935
  • Inspector General, 1935-1937
  • Governor of Kenya, 1937-1939
  • World War II, 1939-1940
  • Commander-in-Chief Far East, 1940
  • Improving Defense Cooperation, 1940-1941
  • Too Great to Be Challenged, 1941
  • Strengthening Malaya's Defenses, 1941
  • Stiffening the Chinese, 1941
  • Building Alliances, 1941
  • An Army Officer with More Recent Experience, 1941
  • Matador, 1941
  • The Fall of Singapore, 1941-1942
  • The Verdict of History, 1942-1953.