Originally Posted by Archimedes
Overy certainly wouldn't have made the mistake of referring to the Air Staff as the General Staff for a start,
The way it is phrased, he does not appear to be referring to the Air Staff. Since April 1918, no CAS has ever considered his Service to be "adjuncts to ground warfare rather than forces intended for independent operation". The implication being that only the Army matters in a war and that the Air Force is only there to provide its air defence, transport, reconnaissance and long range artillery. It was that brown blinkered view that led to the formation of the RAF.
OK, the review might be grossly unfair and inaccurate but I won't be buying it to find out.