The Decisive Campaigns of the Desert Air Force 1942 – 1945
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ISBN: 1783462604 / Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation, June 2014
Compared to theRAF’s Fighter and Bomber Commands,the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far lesswell known, yet its achievements werespectacular. DAF led the way in NorthAfrica and Italy in pioneering newtactics in close Army-Air Force cooperationon the battlefield, DAF and Alliedair forces gave Allied armies in North Africa and Italy adecisive cut
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Compared to the RAFs Fighter and Bomber Commands, the Desert Air Force (DAF) is far less well known, yet its achievements were spectacular.DAF led the way in North Africa and Italy in pioneering new tactics in close Army-Air Force co-operation on the battlefield, DAF and Allied air forces gave Allied armies in North Africa and Italy a decisive cutting edge.While the Axis forces used the many rivers and mountains of Tunisia and Italy to slow the Allies advance, DAF was there to provide that extra mobile firepower the artillery from the sky. They were the first multi-national air force, and the first to introduce air controllers in the front lines of the battlefield.With first-hand accounts by veteran airmen form Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, this book reveals the decisive victories with which DAF won the war over North Africa, the Mediterranean and Italy in 1942-45.
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