
Eagle Book of Britain's Fighting Services covers the three services, The Royal Navy, The Army
and The Royal Air Force. The articles and stories cover both the history of the forces and speculate
on their future.
Original Price : Unknown
Published by : Longacre Press, London in 1962
Dimensions : 21.5cm x 26.5cm with 192 pages.
Selected highlights:
- See how they service jet engines
- The future of flight has a vertical take-off
- Learn all about the different types of ships
- Read how our Navy began in the 9th century
CONTENTS | |||
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THE ROYAL NAVY | |||
How We Got Our Navy | page 5 | Army Air Corps | page 104 |
How the Navy is Organised | 17 | Supporting Arms | 105 |
Navl Ranks and Badges | 20 | Special Air Service | 111 |
The Navy as a Career | 24 | Weapons and Equipment | 113 |
Battle Plan | 29 | Volunteer Reserve Forces | 119 |
The Ships | 32 | Women in the Army | 120 |
The Navy's Teeth | 38 | Why not Join Up ? | 123 |
The Fleet Air Arm | 45 | The Future | 127 |
Under the Sea | 50 | THE ROYAL AIR FORCE | |
"Per Mare Per Terram" | 54 | Per Ardua | 129 |
Odd Jobs - but Tough ! | 59 | RAF Organisation and Personnel | 138 |
The Wrens | 62 | Ranks, Uniforms, Badge, Decorations | 142 |
The Navy's Role - Today and Tomorrow | 66 | Fighter Command | 146 |
Bomber Command | 151 | ||
THE ARMY | Coastal Command | 156 | |
The Story of the Army | 67 | Transport Command | 159 |
How the Army is Run | 76 | Winning Your Wings | 163 |
Military Ranks | 79 | Getting There and Back | 166 |
Uniforms, Colours and Standards | 80 | Communications and Radar | 169 |
The Household Brigade | 82 | The Hornet's Sting | 172 |
Royal Armoured Corps | 86 | Aircraft Servicing | 177 |
Royal Artillery | 88 | Air Photography | 180 |
Royal Engineers | 92 | The Women's Royal Air Force | 182 |
Royal Signals | 93 | Behind the Scenes | 184 |
The Infantry | 97 | Flying's the Life ! | 187 |
Airbourne Forces | 102 | The Future | 189 |