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American Airpower Strategy in World War II : Bombs, Cities, Civilians, and Oil / Conrad C. Crane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crane, Conrad C., author.
- Series:
- Modern war studies.
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Air power--United States--History--20th century.
- Air power.
- Bombing, Aerial--United States.
- Bombing, Aerial.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- [Revised edition]
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book describes the creation and conduct of American airpower strategy in World War II, and explains how the legacies of that experience have affected warfare ever since.
- Contents:
- Developing doctrine
- From doctrine to practice: executing the air offensive against Germany
- Attitudes of leaders and the public
- Attitudes and perceptions of American airmen
- The lure of technological innovation: bombing aids
- The lure of technological innovation: better bombs
- The lure of the deathblow in Europe
- Delivering the deathblow to Germany
- Torching Japan
- Strategic airpower in limited wars
- Legacies
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7006-2210-1
- OCLC:
- 948632165
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