The air defence of great britain, 1920—1940: An operational research perspective

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 555-568

  Kirby, M ^a   Capey, R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of OR; World War II

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; HISTORY; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY AVIATION; MILITARY ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES; RADAR;

AIR DEFENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; WORLD WAR II;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031164856     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600421     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Taylor AJP., (1965). English History 1914-45. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
2. Peden GC., (1979). British Rearmament and the Treasury. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh.
3. Shay RP (1971). British Rearmement in the Thirties. Princeton University Press: Princeton.
4. Overy RJ., (1980). The Air War 1949-45. Europa Publications: London. pp 5-25.
5. Postan M., (1952). British War Production. HMSO: London.
6. Smith M., (1984). British Air Strategy between the Wars. Clarendon Press: Oxford. pp 13-43.
7. Smith M., (1984). British Air Strategy between the Wars. Clarendon Press: Oxford. pp 310.
8. Sir Webster C., Frankland N., (1961). The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany. 1939-1945. Volume 1: Preparation. HMSO: London. p 35.
9. Powers BD., (1976). Strategy without Slide-Rule. British Air Strategy 1914-1939. Croom Helm: London, p 69.
10. Powers BD., (1976). Strategy without Slide-Rule. British Air Strategy 1914-1939. Croom Helm: London, pp 158-207, provides a succint discussion of the development of the RAF in the 1920s.
11. Powers BD., (1976). Strategy without Slide-Rule. British Air Strategy 1914-1939. Croom Helm: London, pp 176-178.
12. Groves PRC., (1922). Our Future in the Air. The New Warfare. No First Line Defence, The Times, 21 March 1922, pp 13-14.
13. Powers BD., (1976). Strategy without Slide-Rule. British Air Strategy 1914-1939. Croom Helm: London, p 188 (Italics in original).
14. Terraine J., (1985). The Right of the Line. The Air Force in the European War 1939-45. Hooder and Stoughton: London, p 11.
15. Smith S, (1984). British Air Strategy between the Wars. Clarendon Press: Oxford, p 311.
16. Smith S, (1984). British Air Strategy between the Wars. Clarendon Press: Oxford, pp 314-316.
17. Webster W., Frankland F., (1961). The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany, 1939-45. Vol 14 Annexes and Appendices. HMSO: London. Appendix V. Aide-Memoir by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for Coordination of Defence, for the Secretary of State for Air, 9th December 1937.
18. Taylor T., (1965). English History 1914-45. Oxford University Press: Oxford, p 391.
19. Rowe AP., (1948). One Story of Radar. Cambridge University Press: London, p 51.
20. Chase JV., (1902). Force on Force Effectiveness Model for Battle Lines. Reprinted and discussed in: The Navy as a Fighting Machine. (Fiske BA., 1916) Appendix C. Navy Institute Press: Annapolis, MD.
21. Fiske BA., (1905). American Naval Policy. US Naval Institute 130: 1-80.
22. Fiske BA., (1916) The Fiske Model of Warfare. Opns Res 10: 569-571.
23. Wiss HK., (1962). The Fiske Model of Warfare. Opns Res 10: 569-571.
24. Osipov M (1915). The Influence of Numerical Strength of Engaged Forces on their Casualties (in Russian), Military Collection 6-10. English Translation by Helmbold RL., Rehm AS., (1995) in Naval Res Logist 42: 435-490.
25. Helmbold RL (1993). Osipov: The Russian Lanchester. Eur J Opl Res 65: 278-288.
26. Powers P., (1976). Strategy without Slide-Rule. British Air Strategy 1914-1939. Croom Helm: London, p 18.
27. Jones N., (1973). The Origins of Strategic Bombing. William Kimber: London. p 142.
28. Marder A., (1969). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow. Volume 4.
29. Halpern P., (1994). A Naval History of World War I. Naval Trust Press: Annapolis, Maryland, Chapter 11.
30. Whitmore WF., (1953). Edison and Operations Research. Opns Res 1: 83-85.
31. Finan JF., Hurley WJ., (1997). McNaughton and Canadian operational research at Vimy. J Opl Res Soc 48: 10-14.
32. Air Ministry (1963). The Origins and Development of Operational Research in the Royal Air force. HMSO: London.
33. Clark RW., (1962). The Rise of the Boffins. Phoenix House: London, pp 10-11.
34. Rowe AP., (1948). One Story of Radar. Cambridge University Press: London, p 2.
35. Clark C, (1962). The Rise of the Boffins. Phoenix House: London, pp 16-17.
36. Suchenwirth R., (1968). The Development of the Germanm Air Force, 1919-1939. Arno Press: New York.
37. Overy RJ., (1975). The German pre-war aircraft production plans. English Historical Rev 90: 778-797.
38. Clark C., (1962). The Rise of the Boffins. Phoenix House: London, pp 26-27.
39. Cunningham, WP., Freeman D., McCloskey JF., (1984). Of Radar and Operations Research: An Appreciation of A. P. Rowe., (1898-1976). Opns Res 32: 958-967.
40. Rowe AP., (1948). One Story of Radar. Cambridge University Press: London, pp 4-5.
41. Blackett PMS., (1962). Studies of War. Oliver & Boyd: London, pp 116-117.
42. Sir Lovell B., (1975). Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett of Chelsea. 18 November 1897-13 July 1974. Elected F.R.S. 1933. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 21: 1-117.
43. Richards D., (1953). Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. Volume 1 The Fight at Odds. HMSO: London, p 23.
44. Snow CP., (1961). Science and Government. Oxford University Press: Oxford, p 28.
45. Clark RW., (1965). Tizard. Methuen: London, p 116.
46. Air Ministry (1963). The Origins and Development of Operational Research in the Royal Air Force. HMSO: London, pp 7-8.
47. Jones RV., (1978). Most Secret War. Hamish Hamilton: London, p 13.
48. Earl of Birkenhead (1961). The Prof in Two Worlds. Collins: London, pp 184-187.
49. Jones RV., (1978). Most Secret War. Hamish Hamilton: London, p 36.
50. Kirby M., Capey R., (1995). The Area Bombing of Germany in World War II: An Operational Research Perspective. Lancaster University Discussion Paper. 1995.
51. Pile F., (1949). Ack-Ack: Britain Defence against Air Attack during the Second World War. Harrap: London.
52. Sir Lovell B., (1988). The Blackett Memorial Lecture, 1987. Blackett on War and Peace. J Opl Res Soc 39: 221-233.
53. Crowther JG., Whiddington R., (1947). Science of War. HMSO: London, p 94.
54. Crowther JG., Whiddington R., (1947). Science of War. HMSO: London, pp 87-89.