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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crane, Conrad C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Edition:[Revised edition].
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Bombing, Aerial > United States.
Air power > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Moral and ethical aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.