Carl A. Spaatz and the air war in Europe

FRONT......Page 1
Foreword......Page 5
Introduction......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 11
The Author......Page 13
Contents......Page 15
Maps, Tables, Charts......Page 18
Photographs......Page 19
Statistical Appendices......Page 22
 I. CARRYING THE FLAME: FROM WEST POINT TO LONDON......Page 23
 1. Spaatz\'s Early Career (1891 - 1938)......Page 25
 2. Prewar Planning (Jan 1939 - Nov 1941)......Page 59
 3. Spaatz Commands The Eighth Air Force......Page 89
II. TEMPERING THE BLADE: THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN......Page 139
 4. The Race for Tunisia (Nov 1942 - Jan 1943)......Page 145
 5. Failure and Reorganization (Jan - Mar 1943)......Page 177
 6. The Collapse of the Axis Bridgehead (Feb - May 1943)......Page 207
III. MEDITERRANEAN INTERLUDE: FROM PANTELLERIA TO LONDON......Page 243
 7. Pantelleria and Sicily (May - Aug 1943)......Page 247
 8. Salerno and London (Jul - Dec 1943)......Page 277
IV. THE POINT OF THE BLADE: STRATEGIC BOMBING & THE CROSS-CHANNEL INVASION......Page 303
 9. The Luftwaffe Engaged (Jan - Feb 1944)......Page 309
10. The Luftwaffe Defeated (Mar - Apr 1944)......Page 363
11. Final Preparations for the Invasion (May - June 1944)......Page 417
V. THE MORTAL BLOW: FROM NORMANDY TO BERLIN......Page 441
12. Summer 1944: CROSSBOW, THUNDERCLAP, and Strategic Bombing (Jun - Sep 1944)......Page 445
13. Summer 1944: Heavy Bombers in Close Air Support (Jul - Aug 1944)......Page 475
14. Stalemate on the German Frontier (Sep - Dec 15, 1944)......Page 505
15. Victory (Dec 16, 1944 - May 9, 1945)......Page 553
16. An Assessment......Page 609
 1 Aviation Personnel in the Army......Page 623
 2 Direct Cash Appropriations and Expenditures......Page 625
 3 Combat Groups Overseas......Page 626
 4 Total Battle Casualties in Theaters Against Germany......Page 631
 5 Total Battle Casualties in European Theater of Operations......Page 633
 6 Total Battle Casualties in Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 635
 7 Heavy Bomber and Day Fighter Crew Losses......Page 637
 8 Aircraft in all Theaters Against Germany......Page 640
 9 Aircraft in the Europeran Theater of Operations......Page 644
10 Aircraft in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 648
11 Aircraft Losses......Page 652
12 Combat Sorties Flown, Europe......Page 657
13 Combat Sorties Flown in the European Theater of Operations......Page 659
14 Combat Sorties Flown in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 661
15 Fighter Sorties Flown Against Germany......Page 663
16 Bombs Dropped Against Germany......Page 665
17 Tons of Bombs Dropped......Page 667
18 Tons of Bombs Dropped on German Targets......Page 668
19 Tons of Bombs Dropped by Heavy Bombs on Germany......Page 671
20 Tons of Bombs Dropped in the European Theater of Operations......Page 673
21 Tons of Bombs Dropped in the Mediterrranean Theater of Operations......Page 675
22 Combat Losses by Theater......Page 677
23 Combat Losses in the European Theater of Operations......Page 679
24 Combat Losses in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 681
25 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed......Page 683
26 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed in the European Theater of Operations......Page 685
27 Enemy Aircraft Destroyed in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 687
28 Gasoline Consumption in the European Theater of Operations......Page 689
29 Gasoline Consumption in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations......Page 691
30 Expentitures from Direct Appropriations by Major Project......Page 693
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 17
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