Sunday Punch In Normandy - The Tactical Use Of Heavy Bombardment In The Normandy Invasion : [Illustrated Edition]

• Autore: Anon
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Lucknow Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (40 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.54214200000001
• Soggetto topico: Military campaigns; Military operations, Aerial; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Planning the Operation -- Eighth Air Force Aims and Commitments -- Heavy Bombers -- Fighters -- Transition From a Strategic to a Tactical Role -- Predawn assembly -- Routings -- Loadings and fuzings -- Overcast bombing technique -- Visibility trials -- Briefing and interrogation -- Aircraft recognition and demarcation of friendly lines -- Ground force requirements -- Selection of targets -- Over-All Air Cooperation Plan -- Delivering The Punch -- Operations 2-17 June 1944 -- D minus 4 to D minus 1 (2-5 June) -- D-day (6 June) -- D plus 1 to D plus 11 (7-11 June) -- Fighters -- Air Cooperation -- Interdiction -- Shipping patrol -- Subsidiary Operations -- Enemy Air Reaction -- Dawn 28 May-Dawn 4 June -- Dawn 4 June-Dawn 11 June -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.
• Sommario/riassunto: [Illustrated with 5 photos and 7 maps] Originally published shortly after key air campaigns, the Wings at War series captures the spirit and tone of America's World War II experience. Eyewitness accounts of Army Air Forces' aviators and details from the official histories enliven the story behind each of six important AAF operations. Sunday Punch in Normandy focuses on the all-important invasion of Normandy, on June 6, 1944, forever remembered as "D-Day." Just before dawn, wave after wave of Army Air Forces heavy bombers targeted the beach areas to make way for the assault troops. The pilots encountered virtually no air opposition, because the massive Allied air superiority effort had been brilliantly planned and well-orchestrated. This short study describes in detail the close cooperation among the Allies in formulating the D-Day plan. A final section on operations gives a chronology of the interdiction missions flown by Eighth Air Force fighters and bombers.
• Altri titoli varianti: Wings at War
• Titolo autorizzato: Sunday Punch In Normandy - The Tactical Use Of Heavy Bombardment In The Normandy Invasion
• ISBN: 9781782893820; 1782893822
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163164403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Wings at War