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To command the sky : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 / Stephen McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McFarland, Stephen Lee, 1950-
- Series:
- Smithsonian history of aviation series.
- Smithsonian history of aviation series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Airplanes, Military--History--20th century.
- Airplanes, Military.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations, map
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To Command the Sky is a scholarly record of the fight for domination of the skies over western Europe during World War II. It also explains the technical details of the tactics used to defeat the Luftwaffe. This book is important for serious students of World War II or military aviation.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index
- Notes:
- Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution, 1991.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8290-9
- OCLC:
- 426933778
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