按字母顺序描述了英国皇家空军所称的“基珀舰队”在第二次世界大战中扮演的角色。与其他家庭司令部相比，海岸司令部往往缺乏资源，这给了它另一个绰号“灰姑娘服务”。它的主要作用是防御——保护英国在本国水域、地中海、中东和非洲海岸附近的重要海上补给线。
海岸司令部也采取了进攻性行动，特别是在1940年的所谓“驳船之战”中，这场战役帮助阻止了希特勒入侵英国，并在地中海和波罗的海地区袭击了德国船只。然而，海岸司令部最常被人们记住的是与潜艇的战争，这场战争最终取得了胜利。
这本图文并茂的书从头到尾讲述了英国皇家空军海岸司令部的英勇事迹、成就、损失、风投、飞机以及其他许多事情。
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A Dictionary of Coastal Command 1939 – 1945
An alphabetical account of the part in the Second World War played by the ‘Kipper Fleet’ as it was known in the RAF. Coastal Command often lacked resources compared with other home commands, giving it its other nickname of the ‘Cinderella Service’. Its main role was defensive – that of protecting Britain’s vital sea borne supply lines in home waters as well as in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and around the coasts of Africa.
Coastal Command also acted in an offensive capacity, particularly in the so-called ‘Battle of the Barges’ in 1940 which helped deter Hitler from invading the UK, and in the Mediterranean and the Baltic, attacking German shipping. Coastal Command, however, is most usually remembered for the war against the U-boats, one that was eventually won.
From A to Z this well-illustrated book tells the story of the gallantry, the achievements, the losses, the VCs, the aircraft and much else about RAF Coastal Command.
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