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Mediterranean air war : airpower and Allied victory in World War II /

Without what the Allies learned in the Mediterranean air war in 1942-1944, the Normandy landings-and so, perhaps, the Second World War II-would have ended differently. This is one of many lessons of The Mediterranean Air War, the first one-volume history of the vital role of airpower during the thre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ehlers, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2015]
Colección:Modern war studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Part I. Prelude; 1. The Approach to War; Part II. Contest; 2. War Comes to the Mediterranean; 3. Triumph and Tragedy; 4. The RAF Holdsâ#x80;#x94;and Learns; 5. The Back Door Secured and the Front Door Strengthened; 6. Preparations for and the Conduct of Operation Crusader; 7. Rommel Strikes Again; 8. Axis High Tide; 9. The Tide Turns; 10. El Alamein and Operation Torch; 11. Building a New Air Command and Clearing North Africa; Part III. Exploitation; 12. Operations Husky, Avalanche, and Baytown. 
505 8 |a 13. The Italian Campaign and the Invasion of Southern France14. The Second Aerial Front; 15. The Balkan Air Force; Part IV. Retrospective; 16. Taking Stock; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Back Cover. 
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