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1 online resource (vii, 24 pages) |
Series |
Wright flyer paper ; no. 43 |
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Wright flyer paper ; no 43.
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Summary |
"Historians have debated for decades the reasons for the spectacular failure of the Luftwaffe during the last three years of World War II. As the Luftwaffe went down in flames, the United States Army Air Forces arose to conquer the airspace on the Western Front of Europe. Before its downfall, Luftwaffe tactical airpower was key to Gen Heinz Guderian's surprise attack through the Ardennes to the English Channel in 1940. Similarly, in 1944, as Gen George S. Patton broke out of the Normandy beachhead by unleashing Operation Cobra, tactical airpower proved vital to his ability to march to the German border in only six weeks. This paper analyzes a host of primary sources authored by the main players in those campaigns (Guderian, Patton, and Weyland) and focuses on the key differences between the Luftwaffe support to Guderian and XIX Tactical Air Command support to Patton during their historic campaigns on the Western Front of Europe in World War II."--Abstract |
Notes |
"April 2010." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24) |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Air University Press, viewed on October 25, 2016) |
Subject |
Guderian, Heinz, 1888-1954 -- Military leadership
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Weyland, Otto P. (Otto Paul), 1902-1979 -- Military leadership
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 -- Military leadership
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SUBJECT |
Weyland, Otto P. (Otto Paul), 1902-1979 fast |
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Guderian, Heinz, 1888-1954 fast |
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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 fast |
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United States. Army Air Forces. Tactical Air Command, 19th -- History
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Germany. Luftwaffe -- History
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SUBJECT |
Germany. Luftwaffe fast |
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United States. Army Air Forces. Tactical Air Command, 19th fast |
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Lightning war -- Germany -- World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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Close air support -- History
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Close air support
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Command of troops
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Lightning war
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Military campaigns
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Germany
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Air University (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College, issuing body.
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Air University (U.S.). Air Force Research Institute, publisher.
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Air University (U.S.). Press, publisher.
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