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The 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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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kan. :
University Press of Kansas,
[2015]
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a The Mediterranean Air War : |b Airpower and Allied Victory in World War II / |c Robert S. Ehlers, Jr. |
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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 | 0 | |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. | |
| 520 | |a 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 three-year struggle for control of the Mediterranean Basin in World War II-and of its significance for the Allied successes in the war's last two years. Airpower historian Robert S. Ehlers opens his account with an assessment of the pre-war Mediterranean theater, highlighting the ways in which the playe. | ||
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