02957nam 2200661 450 991082038410332120200520144314.00-8131-9419-90-8131-6157-60-8131-7060-5(CKB)111004368603312(EBL)1915696(SSID)ssj0000275652(PQKBManifestationID)12060587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275652(PQKBWorkID)10219679(PQKB)10503896(OCoLC)47011258(MdBmJHUP)muse44213(Au-PeEL)EBL1915696(CaPaEBR)ebr11007343(CaONFJC)MIL691419(OCoLC)900345100(MiAaPQ)EBC1915696(EXLCZ)9911100436860331220150130h19961996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrYanks over Europe American flyers in World War II /Jerome KlinkowitzLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1996.©19961 online resource (159 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-60137-2 0-8131-1961-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Vets; Chapter 1. Eagles; Chapter 2. Fighter Jocks; Chapter 3. Bombers; Chapter 4. Mediterranean Theater; Conclusion. Victims; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZContrasts between fighter combat and the bombers' war support Klinkowitz's belief that notions of the air war were determined by one's position in it. He extends his thesis by showing the vastly different style of air war described by veterans of the North African and Mediterranean campaigns and concludes by studying the effects of such combat on adversaries and victims.Air combat, Klinkowitz writes, offers a unique perspective on the nature of war. The experience of combat has inspired authors to combine exquisite descriptions with probing thoughtfulness, covering the full range of human exprWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsEuropeWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, British.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945940.54/21/092Klinkowitz Jerome174054MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820384103321Yanks over Europe4111123UNINA