ABSTRACT
As everyone knows, England eventually did experience strategic bombing attacks but the result was not the holocaust that had been prophesied and England’s air defence system by Second World War depended primarily on the sensible emphases of fighter aircraft and ground defences. Great Britain’s effort in this regard is a fascinating story somewhat analogous to the American undertaking to land men on the moon — a splendid uniting of science and industry in intense and successful endeavour. The maintenance of public order in the aftermath of bombing raids is still a concern but not a predominant one. Cleariy, the Government was still anxious about the public response to potential air attack. Nevertheless, studies concerning British air policy in the 1930s emphasise the practical rather than the delusive — naturally so since the success story of the Battle of Britain awaits as the happy ending.
