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Article: Through Adversity: The History of the Royal Air Force Regiment
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- RUSI Journal
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- October 1, 1997
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THROUGH ADVERSITY: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT by Kingsley M Oliver, (Forces & Corporate Publishing Limited, Rushden, 1997), E15.99, 360 pages
Regimental histories can often be limited in their appeal, with interest largely confined to those with specific and direct connections. Not so in this case. Tensions in and between Whitehall and Westminster; the beginnings and the development of the Royal Air Force; inter-service rivalries; scarce resources stretched to breaking point, both in times of war and peace; the cost of re-learning old lessons; the need to keep pace with new technologies and new thinking: all feature in Through Adversity. Throughout, however, the ...