How Long to Read The Birth of Independent Air Power

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth of Independent Air Power?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 37 minutes to read The Birth of Independent Air Power by Malcolm Cooper

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In forming the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Britain created the world’s first independent air service. Britain entered the First World War with less than 200 ill-assorted flying machines divided between the army and the navy, but by the end of the war the RAF mustered almost 300,000 personnel and 22, 000 aircraft. Originally published in 1986, more than 65 years after the event, the decision to form the RAF remained poorly understood and Malcolm Cooper presented the first detailed modern analysis of its creation, shedding new light on the process by which Britain entered the air age. Set against the background of the build-up of air power during the First World War, the book explains how deepening political concern at failures in home air defence, public demands for retaliatory air action against Germany, problems of mobilization and expansion in the aircraft industry, and disagreements between the existing army and navy air services combined to create the conditions for an independent air force. The author argues that the pressures of war were insufficient to give real substance to the RAF’s independence and that its failure to escape from its wartime role as an ancillary service was also of crucial significance in the evolution of British air strategy in later years. Based on an extensive study of official documents and private papers and amply illustrated with contemporary photographs, this title will prove invaluable in understanding both strategic thinking in the Great War and the early development of a form of warfare which dominated military and naval operations in the twentieth century.

How long is The Birth of Independent Air Power?

The Birth of Independent Air Power by Malcolm Cooper is 214 pages long, and a total of 54,356 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth of Independent Air Power Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Birth of Independent Air Power aloud.

What Reading Level is The Birth of Independent Air Power?

The Birth of Independent Air Power is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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