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Beneficial bombing : the progressive foundations of American air power, 1917-1945 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clodfelter, Mark
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2010]
Series:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Subjects:
Bombing, Aerial > United States > History > 20th century.
Air power > United States > History > 20th century.
Precision bombing > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations.
Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Genesis in the Great War
  • Progressive prophecy
  • From prophecy to plan
  • Breaching fortress Europe, 1942-43
  • Bludgeoning with bombs : Germany, 1944-45
  • Fire from the sky : Japan, 1944-45
  • Progressive legacies.