How Effective is Strategic Bombing? : Lessons Learned From World War II to Kosovo.

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In the wake of World War II, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and President Harry S. Truman established the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, to determine exactly how effectively strategic air power had been applied in the European theater and in the Pacific. The final study, consisting of over 330 se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gentile, Gian P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2000.
Colección:World of war.
Temas:
1939-1999
Bombing, Aerial > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Aerial operations, American.
Bombardement aérien > États-Unis.
HISTORY / Military / General.
Bombing, Aerial
Military operations, Aerial > American
Kosovo (Republic)
Serbia
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 The Origins of the American Conceptual Approach to Strategic Bombing and the United StatesStrategic Bombing Survey; Chapter 2 The United States Strategic Bombing Survey and the Future of the Air Force; Chapter 3 The Evaluation of Strategic Bombing against Germany; Chapter 4 The Survey Presents Its Findings from Europe and Develops an Alternate Strategic Bombing Plan for Japan; Chapter 5 The Evaluation of Strategic Bombing against Japan; Chapter 6 A-Bombs, Budgets, and the Dilemma of Defense.
  • Chapter 7 A Comparison of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey with theGulf War Air Power SurveyAFTERWORD; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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