FROM HULL, HELL AND HALIFAX: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF No.4 GROUP 1937-1948
Written by Chris Blanchett
Published by Midland Counties Publications
in 1992
ISBN: 0904597814
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- RAF
FROM HULL, HELL AND HALIFAX: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF No.4 GROUP 1937-1948
Written by Chris Blanchett.
Stock no. 1811580
1st.
1992.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The story of an incredible effort by the Yorkshire-based No.4 Group of RAF Bomber Command, over an eleven-year period that encompassed the Second World War. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0904597814. Vertical crease to front pastedown caused in binding process. Dustwrapper corners lightly rubbed.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- CHAPTER
- ONE Roots in Expansion
- TWO Nickels in the Dark
- THREE Security Patrols
- FOUR Norway
- FIVE The Storm Breaks
- SIX Enter the Halifax
- SEVEN New Squadrons
- EIGHT The Mounting Cost
- NINE Twilight of the Whitleys
- TEN Problems with the Halifax
- ELEVEN The Battle of the Rhur
- TWELVE The Battle of Hamburg
- THIRTEEN The Battle of Berlin
- FOURTEEN The Transportation Plan
- FIFTEEN A Tactical Bomber Group
- SIXTEEN The Final Offensive
- SEVENTEEN The Transport Years
- EIGHTEEN 'They also Served' A tribute to the Ground Staff
- NINETEEN 'We also Served' A WAAF in No. 4 Group
- TWENTY 'Ops are On': The Work of No.4 Group HQ
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index