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Show 44 HIU Frtdoy, April 5. 1985 TOP TIMES IhiDglhiSo By Dr. Roger D. Launius OOALC Office of History pis 1;,,, wvM;ncr vJrtnrv. Sir Edward Ellington paigns from Normandy to the Baltic. from biplane These exploits are impressively presented, but the presided over the RAF's transition to modern era most exciting information in Mr. Terraine's book fighters of the World War I concerns the less widely heralded aspects of the monoplanes that saved the island in the Battle of RAF's war history: the trials of the antisubmarine Britain. The two strategies for victory within the RAF campaign of the Coastal Command and the dramatic exploits of the RAF in the African campaigns. persisted into the war. The RAF theory of strategIn describing the development of the RAF dur- ic bombing was the most powerful and was so exto the proposition that bombing ing the 1930s, Mr. Terraine finds a dichotomy in clusively dedicated no defenses could stop it, that since win advocould wars, policy between the two groups of air power to the strengthening of obstacle cates which greatly influenced the role of the serv- it became a major the Fighter Command. ice during World War II. Lord One of the groups was inspired by By the same token, the fighter enthusiasts placed Hugh asevery impediment possible into the path of the straTrenchard, Marshal of the RAF until 1929, who serted that all future wars would be won by strategic bombing advocates. Only in the African camArthur tegic bombing campaigns. They demanded the paigns under the command of Air Marshal his theatdevelopment and use of heavy bombers to the ex- Tedder did the RAF truly cooperate. In division" the free from break clusion of all else. er, he was able to Briin Great The other group was led by Sir Edward Ellingseparating the various "commands" ton, Marshal of the RAF between 1933 and 1937. tain and commit the entirety of his air power-bomb- ers, This group demanded rapid modernization of the fighters, reconnaissance planes, infor the defense of Great Britain, fighter force transports to cooperation with the army on the stead of concentrating on strategic bombing as the A Time for Courage: The Royal Air Force in World War II, by John Terraine This excellent history of British flying men and machines during World War II is by far the most comprehensive single volume produced on the subject. Author John Terraine is a British military historian who has produced a valuable study of air strategy and policy that will inform readers concerned with aerial defense. A history of the Royal Air Force in World War II is bound to include several dramatic pieces, and A Time for Courage has them. The expected heroic episodes of the RAF's fight against Germany are all here: the Hurricane and Spitfire pilots defending their island from the waves of Luftwaffe aircraft and altering the course of the war; the work of the British Bomber Command conducting night raids into occupied Europe; and the operations of the RAF in supporting Allied ground troops in cam - o 0 On every new 1 985 Oldsmobile Delia 88 and 98 in slock! Example: 32 T Example: 1985 Olds Regency 1895 Olds Delta 88 Rovale Brouaham Brougham 3.8 power windows, seats and locks, cruise control, tilt wheel, AMFM cassette, wire wheel covers, power trunk release, pulse wipers, rear defogger, much, much more! 5.0 V-- auto-overdriv- 8, e, List Price Special Discount stock discounted 6 In all YOUR PRICE 12000 multi port V-- 6, automatic, overdrive, virtually every op' tion available. List Price Special discount 14,928 2,000 3 $12,928 all in stock discounted J2,000 18,181'" 2,000 1 6f 1 8 1 9 1 YOUR PRICE o 0 On every Olds Cutlass and Ciera in stock! I Example: 7-ri- -v. Example: - 1985 Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham 1985 Olds Ciera E V-- 6, automatic overdrive, tilt wheel, cruise control, AMFM cassette, pulse wiper, air, rear defogger, wire wheel covers. V-- 6, List Special Discount Every Ciera in stock discounted : I500 1 YOUR PRICE cruise control, tilt wheel, power windows and locks, AMFM caswire wheel covers, pulse wiper, sette, rear defogger, landau roof, much more! - 13,145 1,500 List 13,620 1,500 Special Discount 645 YOUR PRICE 12,120 5 Calais rrnnczrron nnnv On every Olds Calais all dlscounte iooo in stock Example: 1985 OLDS CALAIS 2.5 liter fuel injected engine, automatic, reclining seats, air conditioning, cruise control, rear defogger, AMFM cassette, wire wheel discs, pulse wiper, much more! w Jj I V for up to 40 Hill Top Times P.O. Box 445 Roy, Utah 84067 all 1,000 510,480 Firenza's 1985 OLDS FIRENZA en0,ne-AaW- ' Just $4.00 On vounFMce l1.A0o Example: 7 words. Send your check to: - List Price 3pecial Discount I I I ,. stereo, air eondtttonbig. aide wneeis, power steering and brakes, tinted alass mold-- - 5 UOJLY (Q fH VMS W H f VfcJ I |