To Command the Sky - McFarland, Stephen L. ; Wesley Phillips Newton

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To Command the Sky by McFarland, Stephen L. ; Wesley Phillips Newton Format: PaperbackPublished by Smithsonian, 2002 This study draws from both American and German sources to show how the US 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 GermanyAs 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.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more