Operation Pointblank 1944

Defeating the Luftwaffe

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Military Science, History
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Author: Steven J. Zaloga ISBN: 9781849088206
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: July 20, 2011
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
ISBN: 9781849088206
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: July 20, 2011
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang, the United States was able to equip the fighters to fly on long-range-bomber escort missions and take the fight to the Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany. This book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives, covering all the main decisions and technological innovations made by both sides in this epic struggle.

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Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang, the United States was able to equip the fighters to fly on long-range-bomber escort missions and take the fight to the Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany. This book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives, covering all the main decisions and technological innovations made by both sides in this epic struggle.

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