LEADER 02648nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910454755403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8290-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000774971 035 $a(EBL)454490 035 $a(OCoLC)426933778 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000259735 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218487 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259735 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10191069 035 $a(PQKB)11598595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454490 035 $a(OCoLC)551527852 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9271 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454490 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309832 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000774971 100 $a20091019e20061991 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTo command the sky$b[electronic resource] $ethe battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 /$fStephen McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (375 p.) 225 1 $aSmithsonian history of aviation series 300 $aOriginally published: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution, 1991. 311 $a0-8173-5346-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index 330 $a To Command the Sky is a scholarly record of the fight for domination of the skies over western Europe during World War II. It also explains the technical details of the tactics used to defeat the Luftwaffe. This book is important for serious students of World War II or military aviation. 410 0$aSmithsonian history of aviation series. 606 $aAirplanes, Military$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAirplanes, Military$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations. 676 $a940.544 700 $aMcFarland$b Stephen Lee$f1950-$01028561 701 $aNewton$b Wesley Phillips$01028562 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454755403321 996 $aTo command the sky$92444610 997 $aUNINA