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Old 1st Jan 2021, 07:45
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Ddraig Goch
 
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Hi and a Happy New Year ( it will be when covid is sorted out) to all the wonderful members of this thread.

OK I've just finished reading a book which Danny would have found interesting. I think I remember him saying that he couldn't understand the RAF's attitude towards dive bombing. Well (and I hope this hasn't been discussed before) the book is: "The history of Dive Bombing" by Peter C. Smith. The basic idea it covers vis a vis the upper echelons of the RAF is their desire not to be too involved, at the time, in dive bombing because they saw themselves as upholders of strategic bombing ideology ( Trenchard and Douhet ) not Army cooperation. There is more about the history of dive bombing from the start in 1911 to 2007 and is very informative.

I found this book very good, it can be found here at the longest river also other quality book sellers. For those with a kindle £0.82 !
https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Dive-Bombing-Comprehensive-Onward/dp/1844155927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UFYDYUL45746&dchild=1&keywords=a+history+of+dive+bombing&qid=1609489971&sprefix=History+of+Dive+Bombing%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Dive-Bombing-Comprehensive-Onward/dp/1844155927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UFYDYUL45746&dchild=1&keywords=a+history+of+dive+bombing&qid=1609489971&sprefix=History+of+Dive+Bombing%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-1

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