The Australian Royal Air Force The Australian Centenary History of Defence Volume II
South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, 2001. Quarto, dark-chocolate hardcover, xi, 340 pp., illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and maps. Spine ends and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed, very light wear on back of dust-jacket; otherwise a fine copy. First edition. Volume II in The Australian History of Defence Series
In his unique and personal account of the 80-year history of the Royal Australian Air Force, Alan Stephens places a strong emphasis on the people who made the RAAF what it is today. It is through the experiences of these determined, brave and highly skilled airmen and airwomen who served Australia around the world for over eight decades and through two World Wars that we see the RAAF's many achievements and challenges come alive.
This engaging volume is the second in The Australian History of Defence Series which seeks to commemorate the defence of the nation and explain the complexities of this essential strand of the Commonwealth's first century, both in peace and in war. Item #4911
Price (AUD): $330.00