Industry and Air Power. The expansion of British aircraft production, 1935-1941
Details:
- Author(s) Ritchie, Sebastian
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1997
- Pages 283pp
- Publisher Frank Cass
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
- Name Government procurement
- Name Government intervention exc legislation & regulation
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Deals with the expansion of aircraft and aero-engine production from the mid 1930s as part of rearmament for war. Covers government requirements as defined by Air Ministry and the industry's response in terms of production, finance, manpower, relationship with the State, etc. See the writer's doctoral thesis 'British Military Aircraft Production, 1935-1941', King's, London, 1994. Chapters include: 'British aircraft production between the wars'; 'The Air Ministry and military aircraft production, 1935-39'; 'The airframe industry and military aircraft production, 1935-39'; 'Aero-engine production, 1935-39'; 'Manpower for the aircraft industry, 1935-41'; 'Finance, contracts and prices in the aircraft industry, 1935-41'; 'British aircraft production, 1939-41'