Brotherhood of Airmen
Subtitle: the men and women of the RAAF in action, 1914-today
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781741151756
Subjects: Australia. Royal Australian Air Force; Australia; Royal Australian Air Force; History
Description: A complete history of the Royal Australian Air Force in action - written for anyone with an interest in aviation, the air force, or aircraft in general.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Title page; Contents; Dedication; 1 Genesis; 2 Building the tradition; 3 Pioneering flights and nation building, 1921-39; 4 The call of Empire; 5 Pyramids to pagodas; 6 The Battles of the Rising Suns; 7 Postwar conflicts; 8 Confronting communism; 9 Peacekeeping, the United Nations and national commitments; 10 Nascent nations and terrorists; Select bibliography; Index.