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Airpower and ground armies : essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine 1940-43 / editor, Daniel R. Mortensen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air power--Great Britain--History.
- Air power.
- Air power--United States--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North.
- Operation Torch, 1942.
- Military campaigns.
- Military operations, Aerial--American.
- Military operations, Aerial--British.
- North Africa.
- Great Britain.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 207 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Air power and ground armies : essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine 1940-43
- Essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine 1940-43
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- These four independent essays provide a perspective on airpower doctrine development that varies somewhat from the usual view. Essay 1 describes the organization, doctrine, operational practices, and personality of the air forces in the western desert from 1940 to 1943. Essay 2 describes and analyzes the events in northwest Africa during Operation Torch while the third analyzes the machination in policy development in Washington. Essay 4 analyzes the great tactical aviation exercise in northwest Europe, emphasizing the famous cooperation between George S. Patton and Otto P. Weyland.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Getting together / Vincent Orange
- A glider in the propwash of the Royal Air Force? / David R. Mets
- The legend of Laurence Kuter / Daniel R. Mortensen
- Patton and Weyland / David Spires
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 30, 2003).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Airpower and ground armies : essays on the evolution of Anglo-American air doctrine, 1940-43
- OCLC:
- 52626410
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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