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Winged victory : The Army Air Forces in World War II

Title
Winged victory : The Army Air Forces in World War II / Geoffrey Perret.
Author
Perret, Geoffrey.
Publication
New York : Random House, ©1993.

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Description
x, 549 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
The story of such military strategists and daring fliers as Arnold, Spaatz, Doolittle, LeMay, Chennault, Bong, Gabreski, Cochran, and Vincent.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-536) and index.
Contents
The shadow of a man -- Arnold Phoenix -- Critical Mass -- Spreading wings -- Zero Hour -- Bombing Range -- Lofty Pursuits -- On target -- Happenings -- Bloody but unbowed -- Taking the scenic route -- The Lamplighters -- Reversals of Fortune -- Mediterranean Cockpit -- Nearly, nearly -- The price of progress -- Pointblank -- Jagerschreck -- Liberation skies -- Whoosh! -- Bloody sideshow -- A tac attack -- The country that was -- Minor keys -- Disorienting experiences -- Morale: Mail, missions, and medals -- Technical knockout -- Lucky numbers -- Superlatives -- Envoi.
ISBN
  • 0679404643
  • 9780679404644
  • 0375750479
  • 9780375750472
LCCN
92056838
OCLC
  • ocm27188296
  • 27188296
  • SCSB-1996583
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library