American airpower strategy in World War II : bombs, cities, civilians, and oil

American airpower strategy in World War II bombs, cities, civilians, and oil

Developing doctrine -- From doctrine to practice: executing the air offensive against Germany -- Attitudes of leaders and the public -- Attitudes and perceptions of American airmen -- The lure of technological innovation: bombing aids -- The lure of technological innovation: better bombs -- The lure...

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1. Verfasser: Crane, Conrad C. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Lawrence, Kansas University Press of Kansas 2016
Schriftenreihe:Modern war studies
Schlagworte:
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American > Bombing, Aerial > Air power > History > Moral and ethical aspects > USA > Luftwaffe > Luftkrieg > Strategie > Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Zusammenfassung:Developing doctrine -- From doctrine to practice: executing the air offensive against Germany -- Attitudes of leaders and the public -- Attitudes and perceptions of American airmen -- The lure of technological innovation: bombing aids -- The lure of technological innovation: better bombs -- The lure of the deathblow in Europe -- Delivering the deathblow to Germany -- Torching Japan -- Strategic airpower in limited wars -- Legacies -- Appendix
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index
Beschreibung:xv, 272 pages
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24 cm
ISBN:9780700622092
978-0-7006-2209-2