The men who killed the Luftwaffe
Subtitle: the U.S. Army Air Forces against Germany in World War II
By: Jay A. Stout
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9780811706599
Description: In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich's industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Building an air force; title: The Nazis and Eaker; title: Spaatz and Eaker go to England; title: First mission and the move to North Africa; title: Casablanca and fighters in North Africa; title: Romance, submarines, and Sicily; title: Tidalwave; title: The gunners; title: Black Thursday and long-range fighters; title: Doolittle, phased escort, and freedom for the fighters; title: Big week, interns, and flak; title: Pilot training; title: Ground attack and bomber bailouts; title: The oil plan; title: D-Day; title: Fighter-on-fighter combat; title: The men who made it possible; title: Frantic; title: Mishaps, miscues, and near things; title: Jets, rockets, and Tante Ju; title: More fighters and g's; title: The big blow that wasn't; title: The general falls; title: Bodenplatte; title: Deadly to the end.