RAF ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Rebirth of Tactical Air Power 1940-1941

Describes how British air power developed after the Battle of Britain. Attitudes were beginning to change--the fighter, rather than the bomber, was re-emerging as the principle means of gaining air superiority. As 1914 drew to a close, the strategic air offensive appeared to be achieving little and conventional land warfare seemed poised to replace it as the way to defeat the enemy.