Operation Pointblank 1944
Subtitle: defeating the Luftwaffe
By: Steven J. Zaloga
Series: Campaign (Osprey Publishing) -- 236
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Long Island City, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781849083850
Subjects: Aerial Bombing; United States; German Aerial operations; American Aerial operations; Germany. Luftwaffe; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th; Germany; Fighter planes; History
Description: "Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings ... Accompanied by detailed maps and illustrations, this book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and German perspectives, focusing on the strategic and tactical decisions that determined the outcome."--Cover p. [iv].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.