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Author:
Crane, Conrad C., author.
Title:
American airpower strategy in World War II : bombs, cities, civilians, and oil / Conrad C. Crane.
Edition:
[Revised edition].
Publisher:
University Press of Kansas,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
Bombing, Aerial--United States.
Air power--United States--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Moral and ethical aspects.
World War (1939-1945)
Air power.
Bombing, Aerial.
Ethics.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
United States.
1900 - 1999
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.
Contents:
Developing doctrine -- From doctrine to practice: executing the air offensive against Germany -- Attitudes of leaders and the public -- Attitudes and perceptions of American airmen -- The lure of technological innovation: bombing aids -- The lure of technological innovation: better bombs -- The lure of the deathblow in Europe -- Delivering the deathblow to Germany -- Torching Japan -- Strategic airpower in limited wars -- Legacies -- Appendix.
Series:
Modern war studies
ISBN:
0700622098
9780700622092
OCLC:
(OCoLC)930026540
LCCN:
2015044252
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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