Douglas C. Dildy “Big Week” 1944 (Paperback) Air Campaign

Description: Further DetailsTitle: “Big Week” 1944Condition: NewSubtitle: Operation Argument and the breaking of the JagdwaffeISBN-10: 1472824512EAN: 9781472824516ISBN: 9781472824516Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/17/2022Description: A rigorous new analysis of America's legendary 'Big Week' air campaign which enabled the Allies to gain air superiority before D-Day.The USAAF’s mighty World War II bomber forces were designed for unescorted, precision daylight bombing, but no-one foresaw the devastation that German radar-directed interceptors would inflict on them. Following the failures of 1943’s Schweinfurt-Regensburg raids, and with D-Day looming, the Allies urgently needed to crush the Luftwaffe’s ability to oppose the landings.In February 1944, the Allies conceived and fought history’s first-ever successful offensive counterair (OCA) campaign, Operation Argument or “Big Week.” Attacking German aircraft factories with hundreds of heavy bombers, escorted by the new long-range P-51 Mustang, it aimed both to slash aircraft production and force the Luftwaffe into combat, allowing the new Mustangs to take their toll on the German interceptors. This expertly written, illustration-packed account explains how the Allies finally began to win air superiority over Europe, and how Operation Argument marked the beginning of the Luftwaffe’s fall.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmItem Weight: 316gAuthor: Douglas C. DildyIllustrator: Graham TurnerContributor: Graham Turner (Illustrated by)Genre: HistoryBook Series: Air CampaignTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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