To Command the Sky
Download or Read eBook To Command the Sky PDF written by Stephen L. McFarland and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Stephen L. McFarland |
| Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
| Total Pages | : 375 |
| Release | : 2006-03-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780817353469 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0817353461 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis To Command the Sky by : Stephen L. McFarland
Book excerpt: This widely praised study draws from both American and German sources to show how the U.S. Army Air Forces cleared the way for the successful Allied invasion of France. In 1944 a revitalized American leadership abandoned the unsuccessful approach of strategic bombing and instead focused on air superiority, practically chasing the enemy out of the sky and eliminating Germany's supply of trained pilots. Examining the people, technologies, command decisions, and key events of the war over Germany, the authors prove conclusively that the winning of air superiority -- not the success of strategic bombing -- played a more essential part in the Allied victory in Europe
