The crucible of war, 1939-1945 / Brereton Greenhous, Stephen J. Harris, William C. Johnston and William G.P. Rawling; maps and charts by William R. Constable.: D2-63/3-1994E-PDF
"This is the third of a projected four-volume series outlining the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force, which was promulgated (by administrative fiat) on 1 April 1924 and absorbed into the tri-service Canadian Armed Forces (via the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act) on 1 February 1968. This volume traces the activities of the RCAF Overseas — those parts of the service which were based (at various times and in widely differing quantities) in Northwest Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Far Eastern theatres of war"--General Introduction, page [xxiii].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of National Defence. |
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| Title | The crucible of war, 1939-1945 / Brereton Greenhous, Stephen J. Harris, William C. Johnston and William G.P. Rawling; maps and charts by William R. Constable. |
| Series title | The official history of the Royal Canadian Air Force ; volume III |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program. Issued also in French under title: Le creuset de la guerre, 1939-1945. Includes bibliographical references (pages [919]-1046) and an index. Part I: Air Policy -- Part II: The Fighter War -- Part III: The Maritime Air War -- Part IV: The Bomber War -- Part V: Air Transport. Issued also in printed form. |
| Publishing information | [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press Inc. ; [Ottawa] : Department of National Defence : Canadian Government Publishing Centre, [1994] ©1994 |
| Author / Contributor | Greenhous, Brereton, 1929- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxiv, 1096 pages) : graphs, maps (some colour), photographs. |
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| Subject terms | Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Canadian. |