Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... American bombing theory was its " bottleneck " or " industrial web " assumption , according to which de- cisive victory could be achieved by destroying the key elements of an enemy's economy . Earlier , American airmen , like their ...
... American bombing theory was its " bottleneck " or " industrial web " assumption , according to which de- cisive victory could be achieved by destroying the key elements of an enemy's economy . Earlier , American airmen , like their ...
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... American submariners , who endured the heaviest loss rate of any American service . Of the 288 American submarines in service during the war , 52 were lost . Although this was far less than the submarine services of our enemies , 3,500 ...
... American submariners , who endured the heaviest loss rate of any American service . Of the 288 American submarines in service during the war , 52 were lost . Although this was far less than the submarine services of our enemies , 3,500 ...
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... American Air Power , 101-2 . 20. Franklin Roosevelt , " Appeal Against Aerial Bombardment of Civilian Population , " in Eugene Emme , ed . , The Impact of Air Power ( Princeton , N.J .: Van Nostrand , 1959 ) , 68 ; Sherry , Rise of American ...
... American Air Power , 101-2 . 20. Franklin Roosevelt , " Appeal Against Aerial Bombardment of Civilian Population , " in Eugene Emme , ed . , The Impact of Air Power ( Princeton , N.J .: Van Nostrand , 1959 ) , 68 ; Sherry , Rise of American ...
Contents
Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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