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- catalog abstract ""In this insightful critique of the effectiveness of the Royal Canadian Air Force in preparing its aircrew for war, Allan English describes the development of a uniquely Canadian selection system that attempted to match the aptitudes of aircrew candidates to the duties they would perform and the evolution of the RCAF's training program from a haphazard system with enormous attrition to one that became the model for many modern systems. He also traces the development of aviation psychology and the treatment of psychological casualties of air combat. English pays particular attention to the controversy over diagnosing aviators as suffering from "lack of moral fibre" and the RCAF's response, as well as the effect of morale and leadership on the psychological well-being of, and casualty rates among, Royal Air Force and RCAF bomber squadrons." "In exploring the human dimension of air warfare, an issue that has been widely overlooked in military literature, English demonstrates that personnel considerations have at least as much influence on the effectiveness of air forces as material and technological factors."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b9124052.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description ""In this insightful critique of the effectiveness of the Royal Canadian Air Force in preparing its aircrew for war, Allan English describes the development of a uniquely Canadian selection system that attempted to match the aptitudes of aircrew candidates to the duties they would perform and the evolution of the RCAF's training program from a haphazard system with enormous attrition to one that became the model for many modern systems. He also traces the development of aviation psychology and the treatment of psychological casualties of air combat. English pays particular attention to the controversy over diagnosing aviators as suffering from "lack of moral fibre" and the RCAF's response, as well as the effect of morale and leadership on the psychological well-being of, and casualty rates among, Royal Air Force and RCAF bomber squadrons." "In exploring the human dimension of air warfare, an issue that has been widely overlooked in military literature, English demonstrates that personnel considerations have at least as much influence on the effectiveness of air forces as material and technological factors."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-233]) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 239 p., [9] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0773513981".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog subject "358.4/15/0971 20".
- catalog subject "Aeronautics, Military Canada Psychological aspects History.".
- catalog subject "Aeronautics, Military Psychological aspects History.".
- catalog subject "Airmen Training of Canada History.".
- catalog subject "Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force Recruiting, enlistment, etc. World War, 1939-1945.".
- catalog subject "D792.C2 E55 1996".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, Canadian.".
- catalog title "The cream of the crop : Canadian aircrew, 1939-1945 / Allan D. English.".
- catalog type "text".