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The North African Air Campaign: U.S. Army Forces from El Alamein to Salerno (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Chrisopher M Rein
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Description for The North African Air Campaign: U.S. Army Forces from El Alamein to Salerno (Modern War Studies) (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Hardcover. Examines the successes and failures of the U.S. ArmyAir Forces in North Africa in World War II. Portrays this effort as a coming-of-age marker for a military branch struggling to define its proper identity and role in the defense establishment, even as it coped with the demands of combined arms and coalition warfare. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
In the summer of 1942, Axis forces controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean. Less than a year later, they had been swept from the African continent—thanks in no small part to efforts of the fledgling U.S. Army Air Force. Indeed, USAAF in North Africa emerged as a senior partner in the Alliance, supplying aircraft and crews at a rate the other partners were unable to match.
Going beyond the spare analysis of North African air operations in previous accounts, Christopher Rein shows how American fighter planes and heavy bombers, employed in almost exclusively tactical and operational ... Read more
In the summer of 1942, Axis forces controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean. Less than a year later, they had been swept from the African continent—thanks in no small part to efforts of the fledgling U.S. Army Air Force. Indeed, USAAF in North Africa emerged as a senior partner in the Alliance, supplying aircraft and crews at a rate the other partners were unable to match.
Going beyond the spare analysis of North African air operations in previous accounts, Christopher Rein shows how American fighter planes and heavy bombers, employed in almost exclusively tactical and operational ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700618781
SKU
V9780700618781
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About Chrisopher M Rein
Christopher M. Rein is an assistant professor of history at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA.
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