The Flyer
Subtitle: British culture and the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945
By: Martin Francis
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780199602292
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force; Great Britain; British Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; History
Description: A scholarly study of the men of the RAF and British culture during the war, 'The Flyer' examines the lives of these men and their popular representation in literary and cinematic texts. It illuminates broader issues of gender, class, race, emotional life, and the creation of a national myth in modern Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: The allure of the flyer; title: A man's world; title: The flyer in love; title: Husbands and fathers; title: The flyer and fear; title: A darker blue; title: The new Achilles? Literature, technology, and violence; title: Coming home.