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Autore |
Nutter Ralph H |
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Titolo |
With the possum and the eagle [[electronic resource] ] : the memoir of a navigator's war over Germany and Japan / / Ralph H. Nutter |
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Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-92451-X |
1-57441-463-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Collana |
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North Texas military biography and memoir series ; ; no. 2 |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Flight navigators, Military - United States |
Bombing, Aerial - Germany |
Bombing, Aerial - Japan |
B-17 bomber |
B-29 (Bomber) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Novato, CA : Presidio, 2002. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. The air war against Germany -- pt. II. The air war against Japan. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Affords an insider's perspective on aviation leadership and strategic issues, melded with accounts of courage under fire. Hansell and LeMay were two of the country's leading combat commanders in Europe and the Pacific. They pioneered the concepts of strategic airpower and high-altitude daylight precision bombing. |
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