To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight). Stephen L. McFarland, Wesley Phillips Newton

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To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) Stephen L. McFarland, Wesley Phillips Newton ebook pdf
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Language: English
Page: 375
ISBN: 0817353461, 9780817353469

From Publishers Weekly

The concept of strategic bombing (eliminating the enemy's war-making ability by destroying his industrial base) dominated American air operations until 1944, when it was replaced by the quest for air superiority, or control of the skies. In this untold WW II story McFarland, who teaches history at Auburn University, and Newton ( The Perilous Sky ) suggest that the turning point occurred with Gen. James Doolitte's command decision that U.S. fighters, instead of protecting American bombers directly, would henceforth seek out and destroy German fighters. With the German training establishment unable to replace losses in its fighter arm, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower could tell his D-Day invasion troops, ``If you see fighting aircraft over you, they will be ours.'' This latest entry in the Smithsonian History of Aviation series argues persuasively that the campaign for control of European skies ranks in importance with such epic confrontations as those of Midway and Stalingrad.

Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

YA-- The authors confirm that the winning of air superiority and not the success of strategic bombing paved the way for the Allied invasion of France and ultimately their victory in Europe. They use both American and German accounts to furnish specific explanations of the disputes surrounding the air campaign of the war. This book provides a careful study of the people, technology, military decisions, and events in the struggle for control of the skies.

Mike Printz, Topeka West H.S., Topeka, KS

Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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