Article: The Royal Air Force and Aircraft Design, 1923-1939: Air Staff Operational Requirements. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)

The Royal Air Force and Aircraft Design, 1923-1939: Air Staff Operational Requirements. By Colin Sinnott. London: Frank Cass, 2001. Photographs. Notes. Glossary. Apendix. Bibliography Index. Pp. xiii, 249. $59.50 ISBN: 0-7146-5158-3

It would be difficult to find an individual better qualified to write this book. Colin Sinnott served as a British government research scientist, worked for Hawker Siddeley Aviation, and earned a King's College Department of War Studies Ph.D. in science. He thus brings to the task an unusual array of perspectives.

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