Building Dutch air power in World War II : the role of lend-lease and aircrew training in the United States /

"During World War II, the United States earned the nickname "the Arsenal of Democracy" due to its sheer productive output. The hardware turned out in US factories included over 3 million trucks and jeeps, 86,000 tanks, 6,750 naval platforms, 300,000 aircraft of all types. It was also...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sambaluk, Nicholas Michael (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025]
Subjects:	Netherlands. > Marine-Luchtvaartdienst. Royal Netherlands Military Flying School (U.S.) World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Dutch. Lend-lease operations (1941-1945) > History. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Indonesia. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean. Air power > Netherlands > History > 20th century. Flight training > United States > History > 20th century. Aeronautics, Military > Study and teaching > Mississippi. Opérations du prêt-bail (1941-1945) > Histoire. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Indonésie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan. Forces aériennes > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 20e siècle. Vol > Instruction > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Aéronautique militaire > Étude et enseignement > Mississippi.

Table of Contents:

A Small Neutral but a Global Empire
A Continental Neutral
Belated Quest for Security
The Hammer Falls in the Indo-
Pacific
Arrival
Preparing to Rejoin the Battle
International Relations
Sharpening an Operational Capability
Global Battle and the Dutch Cleanser
Empire in Tatters.