Big week
Subtitle: six days that changed the course of World War II
By: Bill Yenne
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Berkley Caliber
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780425255759
Subjects: United States; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; United States. Army Air Forces; Germany. Luftwaffe; Campaigns; Great Britain; Germany; Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-285) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: The birth of an idea; title: The war will be an air war; title: America prepares for the air war; title: Going to war; title: The house of mystery on Berkeley Square; title: A steep learning curve; title: Creating substance from promise; title: Defining the mission; title: Pointblank; title: Going deep at great cost; title: Black week; title: Grasping for a turning point; title: Operation Arguement; title: Before Sunday's dawn; title: Sunday, February 20; title: A wing and a prayer; title: Monday, February 21; title: Tuesday, February 22; title: Wednesday, February 23; title: Thursday, February 24; title: Friday, February 25; title: All roads lead to Overlord; title: Against the wall; title: Total collapse; title: Epilogue.