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Trenchard Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount. 1873--1956, British air marshal, who as chief of air staff (1918, 1919--27) and marshal of the RAF (1927--29) established the RAF as a fully independent service. As commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (1931--35) he founded the police college at Hendon How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These include Giulio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard, and William Mitchell. According to John Keegan in The Second World War, Trenchard used bombing as a way to "achieve the maximum effect on morale by striking at the most sensitive part of the German population--namely the working class. We have come a long way from the days of Smuts, Mitchell, Douhet, and Trenchard. |
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