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What people are saying - Write a reviewReview: To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944User Review - Converse - GoodreadsIn the second world war in the European theater, the US Army 8th Air Force didn't destroy German industry (at least not until German defeat was clear) but did, once long range fighters were available & deemed necessary, shoot down the Luftwaffe using the US bombers as bait Read full review Review: To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight (Paperback))User Review - Anthony - GoodreadsThe authors do an excellent job of showing how the Allies were able to use their material superiority to best advantage and defeat the Luftwaffe. Counterintuitively, the main advantage gained by the ... Read full review Related booksContents
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