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En Planlagt Krig? Nils E Naastad En planlagt krig? RAF og den britiske opprustningen på 1930-tallet Avhandling for Dr. Art. graden ISBN: 82-471-5098-0 Forord Dette har tatt sin tid, det er mange som skal takkes. Kanskje først og fremst min arbeidsgiver Luftkrigsskolen som med tålmod har bidratt med et betydelig antall årslønner (riktignok beskjedne, men allikevel). Luftkrigsskolen er også viktig av en annen grunn, det er her de fleste av mine lesere holder til. Min sjef den siste tiden, Bjørn Tore Sneisen, har lest og med overbærende ironi forsøkt å få meg til å forplikte meg på en ferdigstillelsesdato. Jeg har forpliktet meg flere ganger. John Olsen har lest grundig og med engasjement, Øistein Espenes med ettertanke, Ole Jørgen Maaø har lest når han har røykt, det blir mye lesing av slikt. Karl Erik Haug har lansert gode innvendinger og dessuten påpekt et hav av unøyaktigheter både i fotnoter og tekst. Dersom pedantene noen gang skulle behøve en konge, kjenner jeg en prins. Nils Skarland i Forsvarsdepartementet har raust delt sin kreative analytiske begavelse med meg, og særlig i sluttfasen bidratt med viktig ny innsikt. Ved universitetet her i Trondheim har Hans Otto Frøland vært en energisk, grundig og hardtslående kritiker. Tore Tingvold Petersen har vært min veileder med stort tålmod og aldri sviktende interesse. Han har vært der og han har hatt tid. Har han tvilt, har han aldri gitt uttrykk for det. Lars Arne Reigstad har løst de tekstbehandlingsproblemer jeg visste jeg hadde, og en god del jeg ikke visste at jeg hadde. Servicenivået ved Luftkrigsskolens bibliotek er særdeles høyt, Nina Beck Andersen og Grethe Eide er der for å hjelpe - og de gjør det. Alltid, og alltid vennlig. Familien min, Anne Marit og guttene Knut Ola og Hans Eivind, holder stadig ut med meg. Det er ikke lite bare det. Stor fagnad og takk til alle. Nils E Naastad Luftkrigsskolen juni 2001 Kapittel 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 1 PROBLEMSTILLING................................................................................................................................. 6 FREMSTILLINGSMESSIG TILNÆRMING – HANDLINGSROM.......................................................................... 6 AVHANDLINGENS OPPBYGGING. ........................................................................................................... 10 HVA ER NYTT? .................................................................................................................................... 13 ONDSKAPENS BANALITET?................................................................................................................... 14 Kapittel 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 17 TRE FORKLARINGSMODELLER - EN FORSKNINGSOVERSIKT..................................................................... 17 EN HELHETLIG FORKLARING ................................................................................................................. 29 FORKLARINGENES SOSIALE OG POLITISKE FUNKSJON ............................................................................ 31 Kapittel 3 ............................................................................................................................................... 37 PRAKSIS ............................................................................................................................................. 37 POLICING THE BRITISH EMPIRE FROM THE AIR ....................................................................................... 41 ØVELSER ............................................................................................................................................ 50 KARRIERER......................................................................................................................................... 54 HABITUS ............................................................................................................................................. 63 Kapittel 4 ............................................................................................................................................... 67 FRA NEDRUSTNING TIL OPPRUSTNING................................................................................................... 67 FRYKTEN ............................................................................................................................................ 67 NEDRUSTNINGSKONFERANSEN I GENEVE 1932-1934 ........................................................................... 72 FRYKTENS MOTMIDDEL ........................................................................................................................ 83 Kapittel 5 ............................................................................................................................................... 86 APPEASEMENT OG OPPRUSTNING. ....................................................................................................... 86 APPEASEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 86 OPPRUSTNING - DEFENCE REQUIREMENTS SUB-COMMITTEE .............................................................. 100 POLITISK BEHANDLING ....................................................................................................................... 106 Kapittel 6 ............................................................................................................................................. 117 OPPRUSTNINGSPLANENE ................................................................................................................... 117 B. 12/36 OG P. 13/36, DE NYE BOMBEFLYENE.................................................................................... 135 "THE IDEAL BOMBER" ........................................................................................................................ 138 Kapittel 7 ............................................................................................................................................. 146 NYE PLANER OG POLITISK INNBLANDING.............................................................................................. 146 SIR THOMAS INSKIP........................................................................................................................... 149 Kapittel 8 ............................................................................................................................................. 177 DE TEKNISKE FORHOLD; DETALJENE .................................................................................................. 177 LITTERATUR ...................................................................................................................................... 178 NAVIGASJON ..................................................................................................................................... 179 BOMBESIKTER OG TREFFSIKKERHET................................................................................................... 185 BOMBER ........................................................................................................................................... 195 Kapittel 9 ............................................................................................................................................. 202 ANGREPSPLANENE ............................................................................................................................ 202 W.A. 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 208 W.A. 4 ............................................................................................................................................. 210 W.A. 5 ............................................................................................................................................. 212 W.A. 14 ........................................................................................................................................... 219 SAMMENFATNING OG DRØFTING ......................................................................................................... 219 Kapittel 10........................................................................................................................................... 224 AVSLUTTENDE KOMMENTARER ........................................................................................................... 224 KONKLUSJON .................................................................................................................................... 229 Kilder ................................................................................................................................................... 232 PUBLISERTE MEMOARER OG DAGBØKER............................................................................................. 233 Bibliografi ........................................................................................................................................... 235 Liste over forkortelser ....................................................................................................................... 252 1 Kapittel 1 Natten til 25. juli 1943 angrep britenes flyvåpen
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