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This title charts the United States Army Air Force's struggle to develop a Long-Range Escort which would enable them to achieve the Combined Bomber Objectives and gain mastery of the skies over the Third Reich. The commitment of the USAAF to the Mediterranean and European theatres saw an increasingly desperate need to find a fighter escort, which reached crisis point in 1943 as losses suffered in the Tidal Wave offensive and Schweinfurt-Regensburg-Munster raids emphasised the mounting strength of the Luftwaffe. The USAAF leaders increasingly accepted the probability of bomber losses, and the deployment of the P-51B Mustang solved the problem of Germany's layered defence strategy, as Luftwaffe fighters had been avoiding the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightening escort fighters by concentrating their attacks beyond the range of the Thunderbolt and Lightning.
The P-51B duly emerged as the 'The Bastard Stepchild' that the USAAF Material Division did not want, becoming the key Long-Range Escort fighter, alongside the P-38 and P-47, that defeated the Luftwaffe prior to D-Day. As well as the P-51B's history, this title explores the technical improvements made to each of these fighters, as well as the operational leadership and technical development of the Luftwaffe they fought against.
This title charts the United States Army Air Force's struggle to develop a Long-Range Escort which would enable them to achieve the Combined Bomber Objectives and gain mastery of the skies over the Third Reich. The commitment of the USAAF to the Mediterranean and European theatres saw an increasingly desperate need to find a fighter escort, which reached crisis point in 1943 as losses suffered in the Tidal Wave offensive and Schweinfurt-Regensburg-Munster raids emphasised the mounting strength of the Luftwaffe. The USAAF leaders increasingly accepted the probability of bomber losses, and the deployment of the P-51B Mustang solved the problem of Germany's layered defence strategy, as Luftwaffe fighters had been avoiding the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightening escort fighters by concentrating their attacks beyond the range of the Thunderbolt and Lightning.
The P-51B duly emerged as the 'The Bastard Stepchild' that the USAAF Material Division did not want, becoming the key Long-Range Escort fighter, alongside the P-38 and P-47, that defeated the Luftwaffe prior to D-Day. As well as the P-51B's history, this title explores the technical improvements made to each of these fighters, as well as the operational leadership and technical development of the Luftwaffe they fought against.
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
1 The Creation of NAA
2 NAA's Struggle to Gain USAAC Acceptance
3 Building the Mustang Despite the USAAC-MD
4 The Birth of the Merlin Mustang
5 The Long-Hoped-For Single-Engined Escort Fighter
6 The Mission of Long-Range Escort Reaches Crisis Point
7 "Destroy the Luftwaffe - in the Air and on the Ground"
Appendices
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 352 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472839664 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472839668 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Marshall, James William "Bill"
Ford, Lowell F. |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 280 x 210 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | James William "Bill" Marshall (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 1,662 kg |
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
1 The Creation of NAA
2 NAA's Struggle to Gain USAAC Acceptance
3 Building the Mustang Despite the USAAC-MD
4 The Birth of the Merlin Mustang
5 The Long-Hoped-For Single-Engined Escort Fighter
6 The Mission of Long-Range Escort Reaches Crisis Point
7 "Destroy the Luftwaffe - in the Air and on the Ground"
Appendices
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 352 |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472839664 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472839668 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Marshall, James William "Bill"
Ford, Lowell F. |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 280 x 210 x 34 mm |
| Von/Mit: | James William "Bill" Marshall (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.07.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 1,662 kg |
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