Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis write by Kevin A. Mahoney. This book was released on 2013-04-25. Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, historian Kevin A. Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the crucial role played by this air force from November 1943 through May 1945. Presented by month in chronological order, Mahoney describes all the major bombing and fighter missions carried out by this air force within a strategic context. Each chapter includes an introduction describing developments in the evolution of the strategic air campaign against the Germans, highlights the purpose and importance of the month’s operations, and reviews the Luftwaffe’s resistance and changes in tactics and important developments in the Fifteenth Air Force’s organization. Each monthly narrative further explores most missions, detailing the number of aircraft lost during these missions. Losses are based on an exhaustively researched database compiled by Mahoney that contains details of almost 3,000 aircraft. Target damage is mentioned, while enemy opposition is also described for each mission. Appendices include four short essays on bombing operations (planning and flying of missions, tactics and techniques, bomb types, and bombing accuracy), tactics employed by fighter escort in aerial combat and strafing, combat crews and their aircraft (including a comparison of American fighters and bombers, the training of the crews, and their combat tours), and the Fifteenth Air Force command structure (including the use of intelligence, photo and weather reconnaissance, and the considerable effect of weather on Fifteenth Air Force operations). This work of military history is ideal for students and scholars of the air war in Europe.
Forgotten Fifteenth
Forgotten Fifteenth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forgotten Fifteenth write by Barrett Tillman. This book was released on 2014-06-02. Forgotten Fifteenth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. November 1943—May 1945—The U.S. Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler’s vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich’s southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent. The story of the Fifteenth Air Force deserves a prideful place in the annals of American gallantry. In his new book, Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine, Tillman brings into focus a seldom-seen multinational cast of characters, including pilots from Axis nations Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria and many more remarkable individuals. They were the first generation of fliers—few of them professionals—to conduct a strategic bombing campaign against a major industrial nation. They suffered steady attrition and occasionally spectacular losses. In so doing, they contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history. Forgotten Fifteenth is the first-ever detailed account of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II and the brave men that the history books have abandoned until now. Tillman proves this book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans, and current servicemen.
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Air Force Combat Units of World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Air Force Combat Units of World War II write by Maurer Maurer. This book was released on 1961. Air Force Combat Units of World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Bombing Europe
Bombing Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bombing Europe write by Kevin A. Mahoney. This book was released on 2015-08-14. Bombing Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Get the complete story of one of the most ambitious aerial campaigns in history--the bombing of Europe under the Axis powers--illustrated with over 200 compelling photos. Created in November 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was the direct descendant of the American Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces that had fought in the Mediterranean since the summer of 1942. Its force included 210 B-17 Flying Fortress and 90 B-24 Liberator bombers escorted by P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 Mustang fighters. They took the air battle against the Axis to areas Allied bombers based in England could not reach: southern Germany, Austria, eastern Europe, and the Balkans. Their reach in the Balkans included the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, vital to Germany's war effort. Its crews fought the weather, as well as the enemy, by flying over the Alps to reach many of their targets and made a significant contribution to the victory over the Axis powers and Nazi Germany. Although enemy fighter planes were a major menace during the first nine months of the Fifteenth's air war, ubiquitous antiaircraft fire, called flak, also took a toll on American bombers throughout the campaign. This book tells the story of the brave airmen who bombed the majority of Europe in an effort to win the war.
The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes
The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes write by . This book was released on 1948. The Army Air Forces in World War II: Men and planes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
