Sir Frederick H. Sykes and the Air Revolution: 1912-1918
dc.contributor.advisor | Travers, Timothy H. E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ash, Eric A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-07-29T22:00:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-07-29T22:00:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
dc.description | Bibliography: p. 472-482. | en |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation is a study of Sir Frederick H. Sykes, first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. It argues that historians have overlooked and misinterpreted Sykes and, therefore, have left a gap in the story of British flying during the First World War. Contrary to historiography, Sykes was not a secretive intriguer and not a tangential subject in RAF history. This dissertation describes Sykes's fundamental part in organizing and leading British aviation from 1912 to 1919--his visionary guidance and efficient administrative control of the fledgling service that was trying to survive infancy and contribute to victory. Sykes assumed command of the air staff at a critical time--the German spring offensives in 1918--when he worked harmoniously with the Air Minister, Lord William Weir, to maintain control of the air force and establish the strategic Independent Air Force. Sykes battled against fellow airmen, military traditionalists, and French commanders to lead an incipient air revolution in warfare by instituting "air minded" use of new technologies to economize manpower and apply air power tactically, strategically, and independently from inefficient army and navy competitive control. Aircraft have transformed the modern battlefield, and Sykes was important to that revolutionary beginning. | |
dc.format.extent | ix, 491 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Ash, E. A. (1995). Sir Frederick H. Sykes and the Air Revolution: 1912-1918 (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/21899 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/21899 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0612041727 | en |
dc.identifier.lcc | UG 635 G7 A85 1995 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/29570 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
dc.subject.lcc | UG 635 G7 A85 1995 | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Great Britain. Royal Air Force | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sykes, Frederick H. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Air Power - Great Britain - History | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Great Britain - Military Policy | |
dc.subject.lcsh | World War, 1914-1918 - Great Britain | |
dc.subject.lcsh | World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations, British | |
dc.title | Sir Frederick H. Sykes and the Air Revolution: 1912-1918 | |
dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | History | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
ucalgary.item.requestcopy | true | |
ucalgary.thesis.accession | Theses Collection 58.002:Box 960 520538270 | |
ucalgary.thesis.notes | offsite | en |
ucalgary.thesis.uarcrelease | y | en |
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