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03451aam a2200469 i 4500 001 11B4FB92688611E8A317244297128E48 003 SILO 005 20180605010123 008 180305s2018 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017060998 020 $a 1612518737 020 $a 9781612518732 035 $a (OCoLC)1028609231 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-fr--- 050 00 $a D756.5 N6 B617 2018 082 00 $a 940.54/2142 $2 23 100 1 $a Bourque, Stephen A. $q (Stephen Alan), $d 1950- $e author. 245 10 $a Beyond the beach : $b the Allied air war against France / $c Stephen Alan Bourque. 246 30 $a Allied air war against France 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xviii, 353 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a The history of military aviation 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a A missing narrative -- The operational environment -- Eisenhower's command -- Airfields and ports -- Industry -- Crossbow -- Fortitude -- The rail centers -- The bridges -- The landings -- The towns -- Conclusions and observations. 520 $a "Beyond the Beach examines the Allied air war against France in 1944. During this period, Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower, as Supreme Allied Commander, took control of all American, British, and Canadian air units and employed them for tactical and operational purposes over France rather than as a strategic force to attack targets deep in Germany. Using bombers as his long-range artillery, he directed the destruction of bridges, rail centers, ports, military installations, and even French towns with the intent of preventing German reinforcements from interfering with Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches. Ultimately, this air offensive resulted in the death of more than 60,000 French civilians and an immense amount of damage to towns, churches, buildings, and works of art. This intense bombing operation, conducted against a friendly occupied state, resulted in a swath of physical and human destruction across northwest France that is rarely discussed as part of the D-Day landings. This book explores the relationship between ground and air operations and the effects on the French population. The book examines the three broad groups that the air operations involved as well as the doctrine and equipment used by Allied air force leaders to implement Eisenhower's plans."--Provided by publisher. 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 651 7 $a France. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204289 651 7 $a France $z Normandy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210709 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Normandy. $z Normandy. 650 0 $a Bombing, Aerial $z France $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, British. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Bourque, Stephen A. (Stephen Alan), 1950- $t Beyond the beach. $d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018] $z 9781612518749 $w (DLC) 2018012080 830 0 $a History of military aviation. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190806080141.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=11B4FB92688611E8A317244297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search