Lotnictwo w III wojnie afgańsko-brytyjskiej, 1919–1920

• Authors: Joanna Modrzejewska-Leśniewska

Title variants

EN

Air Force in the Third Anglo-Afghan War, 1919–1920

Abstracts

EN

The Third Anglo-Afghan War broke out in early May 1919. Even though this conflict has received few studies, any publication mentioning it still focuses attention on the use of airpower by the British and the decisive role of the air force. It has produced the stereotype that this conflict was determined by the air force, which still needs to be revised. However, an analysis of the available source materials makes one realise that the role of air power was much smaller. At the same time, its exaggeration was part of the discussion in Britain at the time about the fate and shape of the RAF.

PL

III wojna afgańsko-brytyjska wybuchła na początku maja 1919 r. Pomimo że konflikt ten nie doczekał się wielu opracowań, to i tak każda publikacja o nim wspominająca koncentruje uwagę na użyciu lotnictwa przez Brytyjczyków i decydującej roli tej formacji. Ukształtowało to stereotyp, że lotnictwo przesądziło o obrazie tego konfliktu, który nie został poddany rewizji. Jednakże analiza dostępnych materiałów źródłowych skłania do refleksji, że rola lotnictwa była znacznie mniejsza, natomiast jej wyolbrzymianie wpisywało się w toczoną wówczas w Wielkiej Brytanii dyskusji nad losami i kształtem RAF-u.

Keywords

PL

Afganistan; Wielka Brytania; lotnictwo; III wojna afgańsko-brytyjska

EN

Afghanistan; Great Britain; air force; Third Anglo-Afghan War

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PAN w Warszawie
• Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 61-83

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Joanna Modrzejewska-Leśniewska

• Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

• https://orcid.org/0000000295546473

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12775/DN.2022.4.03

Biblioteka Nauki

2233827