Big week : the biggest air battle of World War II /
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal, to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial bat...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: | During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal, to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German planes into an aerial battle of attrition to neutralize the Luftwaffe as a fighting force prior to the cross-channel invasion, planned for a few months later. Officially called Operation ARGUMENT, this aerial offensive quickly became known as "Big Week," and it was one of the turning-point engagements of World War II. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 402 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780802128393 0802128394 |