| To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): McFarland, Stephen L. (Author), Newton, Wesley Phillips (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817353461 ISBN-13: 9780817353469 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This widely praised study draws from both American and German sources to show how the U.S. Army Air Forces cleared the way for the successful Allied invasion of France. In 1944 a revitalized American leadership abandoned the unsuccessful approach of strategic bombing and instead focused on air superiority, practically chasing the enemy out of the sky and eliminating Germany's supply of trained pilots. Examining the people, technologies, command decisions, and key events of the war over Germany, the authors prove conclusively that the winning of air superiority -- not the success of strategic bombing -- played a more essential part in the Allied victory in Europe |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.544 |
| LCCN: 91009712 |
| Series: Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (1.17 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse To Command the Sky is a scholarly record of the fight for domination of the skies over western Europe during World War II. It also explains the technical details of the tactics used to defeat the Luftwaffe. This book is important for serious students of World War II or military aviation. |