Name: Fighting from the Heavens: Tactics and Training of Usaaf Bomber Crews, 1941-45
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Author: Chris McNab
ISBN: 9781636243825

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Fighting from the Heavens: Tactics and Training of Usaaf Bomber Crews, 1941-45

Type

Physical Book

Author

Chris McNab

Publisher

Casemate

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.0 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.46 kg.

ISBN13

9781636243825

Synopsis "Fighting from the Heavens: Tactics and Training of Usaaf Bomber Crews, 1941-45"

"...expands our knowledge of bomber operations, making it a most welcome addition to the aerial combat literature." -- The Journal of America's Military PastDuring World War II, the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) projected American military might across distances and with destructive force unimaginable just a decade previously. The B-17s and B-24s of the US Eighth Air Force, for example, turned much of Germany's infrastructure to twisted steel and burnt rubble between 1943 and 1945. B-29 Superfortresses unleashed conventional raids on Japan of even greater area destruction than that created by the atomic bomb attacks (also delivered by USAAF crews). Beyond heavy strategic bombing, US bombers performed a multitude of other tactical roles, including hunting Axis submarines, bombing enemy shipping, low-level runs against precision targets, and providing heavy air support to advancing infantry and armor. While the US bombers dealt out violence, however, they were also prey to a terrifying spectrum of antiaircraft threats, and by the end of the war 88,119 US airmen had died in service.Bomber crews were a world unto themselves, composed of pilots, co-pilots, engineers, navigators, wireless operators, gunners, and bombardiers. And each aircraft type had its own unique characteristics and capabilities, from twin-engine B-25 Mitchells designed for strafing and skip-bombing to the four-engine workhorses of the strategic bombing campaign: the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and B-29 Superfortress. Fighting from the Heavens: Tactics and Training of USAAF Bomber Crews, 1941-45 presents an invaluable collection of material from US wartime manuals, including doctrinal, training, technical, aircraft-specific, and position-specific publications. Through these manuals, the reader gains an insider's insight into the demands of US bomber warfare, including long-distance navigation, gun-turret operation, formation flying, bomber start-up procedures, and bomb aiming.

Chris McNab

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He is an expert in war-related topics, military combat methods, and survival techniques. He has published, among other books: Manual de protección y autodefensa: Alarma 24 horas; Primeros auxilios de supervivencia; Manual de supervivencia en entornos naturales. He is also the author of several encyclopedias.

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