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100 1 $aWakelam, Randall T.$q(Randall Thomas),$d1953-
245 14 $aThe science of bombing :$boperational research in RAF Bomber Command /$cRandall T. Wakelam.
260 $aToronto ;$aBuffalo :$bUniversity of Toronto Press,$c2009.
300 $aix, 347 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [327]-332) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction. Commanders, Headquarters, and Decision Making -- 1. Strategic Bombing: When Theory and Practice Do Not Match -- 2. Operational Research: Finding a Solution through Science -- 3. Boffins at Bomber Command: September 1941 -- 4. Sorting Out Process and Producing Results: September 1941-February 1942 -- 5. Arthur Harris and a New Beginning: February-December 1942 -- 6. Concentration and Other Curatives: February-December 1942 -- 7. Putting Concepts to the Test: January-February 1943 -- 8. New Concepts, Old Targets - The Ruhr: March-June 1943 -- 9. Hamburg and New Science: July-October 1943 -- 10. Science versus Attrition - Berlin: November 1943-March 1944 -- 11. Debates Both Political and Technical: April 1944-May 1945 -- 12. Round-the-Clock Bombing: April 1944-May 1945 -- 13. Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Britain and Northwest Europe: Selected Bomber Command Targets -- Appendix 2. Clossary of Operational Terminology -- Appendix 3. Air Ministry and Bomber Command Headquarters Organization Charts -- Appendix 4. Air Ministry and Bomber Command Appoinuuents -- Appendix 5. Air Staff Directive to Bomber Command, 13 July 1940 -- Appendix 6. Principal Bomber Command Aircraft -- Appendix 7. Bomber Command ORS Senior Personnel -- Appendix 8. Bombing Techniques -- Illustration section follows page 182.
600 10 $aHarris, Arthur Travers,$cSir,$d1892-1984.
610 10 $aGreat Britain.$bRoyal Air Force.$bBomber Command.$bOperational Research Section$xHistory.
650 0 $aBombing, Aerial$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
650 0 $aBombing, Aerial$zGermany$xHistory.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, British.
650 0 $aOperations research$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
650 0 $aMilitary scientists$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
610 16 $aGrande-Bretagne.$bRoyal Air Force.$bBomber Command.$bOperational Research Section$xHistoire.
650 6 $aBombardement aérien$zGrande-Bretagne$xHistoire.
650 6 $aBombardement aérien$zAllemagne$xHistoire.
600 16 $aHarris, Arthur,$cSir,$d1892-1984.
650 6 $aGuerre mondiale, 1939-1945$xOpérations aériennes britanniques.
650 6 $aRecherche opérationnelle$zGrande-Bretagne$xHistoire.
650 6 $aScientifiques militaires$zGrande-Bretagne$xHistoire.
610 17 $aGro€britannien$xBomber Command$2swd
650 07 $aWeltkrieg (1939-1945)$2swd
650 07 $aLuftangriff$2swd
650 07 $aAngriffstaktik$2swd