Airpower over the Rhine : the Luftwaffe, the French Air Force, and the Battle of France /
"This work offers an insightful look into the performance of the French Air Force during the Battle of France in the spring of 1940. It explains how the bureaucratic and political struggles France experienced in the 1930s left its military unprepared for the combined-arms blitzkrieg of the Luft...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Annapolis, Maryland :
Naval Institute Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | History of military aviation.
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| Summary: | "This work offers an insightful look into the performance of the French Air Force during the Battle of France in the spring of 1940. It explains how the bureaucratic and political struggles France experienced in the 1930s left its military unprepared for the combined-arms blitzkrieg of the Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht. The book shows that poor military leadership combined with the French Army's control of the FAF hampered effective air-ground integration, perpetuated distrust of French intelligence services, and handcuffed the FAF from pursuing an independent bombing role. The author further argues that the tenacious FAF nevertheless generated sufficient losses upon the Luftwaffe that helped hinder German airpower during the Battle of Britain and beyond"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 253 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781682477946 1682477940 |