British Imperial Air Power examines the air defense of Australia and New Zealand during the interwar period.
It also demonstrates the difficulty of applying new military aviation technology to the defense of the global Empire and provides insight into the nature of the political relationship between the Pacific Dominions and Britain.
Following World War I, both Dominions sought greater independence in defense and foreign policy.
Public aversion to military matters and the economic disl.
Purdue University Press British imperial air power: the royal air forces and the defense of australia and new zealand between the world wars/alex m. spencer
