LEADER 02448nam 22004813 450 001 9910158778403321 005 20230725063645.0 010 $a1-78625-320-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000001011421 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4808004 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4808004 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11355064 035 $a(OCoLC)975224106 035 $a(BIP)054260047 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001011421 100 $a20210901d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSchwerpunkt 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cTannenberg Publishing,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011. 215 $a1 online resource (33 pages) 327 $aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- SCHWERPUNKT: THE LUFTWAFFE AND THE ALLIED AIR CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE (1943-1944). 330 8 $aAttaining air superiority over the German Air Force in 1944 did not in and by itself win the war in Europe, but it did make possible those operations that did. Had the Luftwaffe been able to maintain air superiority over the Continent from 1943-1944, the successful ground invasion at Normandy never would have taken place. Consequently, with his air force in control of the skies over the battlefield, Hitler would have been in a much better position to consolidate his territorial gains and negotiate a favorable peace with the Allies.The thesis of this paper is that the Luftwaffe was Germany's strategic center of gravity in 1944 and it was the recognition of this, combined with the Allied leadership's use of air power in accordance with the principles of war, that gave the U.S.-British alliance its war-winning strategic advantage. Defeating the Luftwaffe and winning air superiority over the skies of Europe stripped Germany of the ability to protect itself and was the key event that led to the eventual collapse of Germany's armaments industry and military. 517 $aSchwerpunkt 606 $aMilitary operations, Aerial 606 $aGermany. Luftwaffe 606 $aAir power 615 0$aMilitary operations, Aerial. 615 0$aGermany. Luftwaffe. 615 0$aAir power. 676 $a940.54494299999999 700 $aJacobson$b Lt Col John J$01371029 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158778403321 996 $aSchwerpunkt$93399669 997 $aUNINA