Air Power for Patton's Army
The XIX Tactical Air Command in the Second World War
This insightful work by David N. Spires holds many lessons in tactical air-ground operations. Despite peacetime rivalries in the drafting of service doctrine, in World War II the immense pressures of wartime drove army and air commanders to cooperate in the effective prosecution of battlefield operations. In northwest Europe during the war, the combination of the U.S. Third Army commanded by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton and the XIX Tactical Air Command led by Brig. Gen. Otto P. Weyland proved to be the most effective allied air-ground team of World War II.The great success of Patton's drive across France, ultimately crossing the Rhine, and the…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4102-2504-7
- EAN: 9781410225047
- Produktnummer: 38235638
- Verlag: University Press Of The Pacific
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.3 cm 647 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 647
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