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Book SynopsisThis text offers a full-scale account of the strategic air offensive against Germany from 1940 to 1945, treating the British and the Americans with parity. Levine stresses the impact of bombing on the war, and generally endorses the strategic air campaign as worthwhile and effective.
Table of ContentsOrigins, Prelude, Doctrine The Failure of Bomber Command, 1939-1941 The Reform of Bomber Command, 1942 The Climax of Area Bombing and the Defeat of Bomber Command, January 1943 to March 1944 The Americans Join In, 1939-1942: The Emergence of the Eighth Air Force The Abortive Offensive, June-October 1943 The Struggle for Air Superiority, November 1943-April 1944 The Strategic Air Offensive and the Normandy Invasion, February-June 1944 The Decisive Offensives (I) Oil, May 1944 to September 1944 The Decisive Offensives (II) Transportation, September 1944--V-E Day Conclusions Bibliography Index
