American Airpower Comes of Age

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Photo courtesy of US Army General Arnold, Marshal Stalin, and Prime Minister Churchill at the Tehran Conference, 1943. 295
Photo courtesy of USAF Association Lt Gen Omar Bradley points out a feature of the expanding Normandy invasion, June 1944. From left: Generals Arnold, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradley. Admiral King is at right. USAF Photo Hap notes point number one as he and Lt Gen Carl Spaatz learn about air operations, June 1944. 296
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American Airpower Comes of Age Gene
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This volume is dedicated to my wife
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Contents Chapter Page DISCLAIMER .
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Foreword This volume has richly enh
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About the Editor Major General John
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Preface Although the need for a com
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Acknowledgments As all researchers
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Editorial Notes Several years ago,
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spellings of proper names or places
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Hap at Midpoint Since becoming chie
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HAP AT MIDPOINT As was the case wit
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HAP AT MIDPOINT ment to the Mediter
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HAP AT MIDPOINT whatever his previo
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HAP AT MIDPOINT the chief of staff.
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HAP AT MIDPOINT Notes 1. Wesley Fra
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Chapter 6 England 31 August-8 Septe
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ENGLAND were handicapped by a lack
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ENGLAND Arnold had informed the JCS
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ENGLAND the graduates was his secon
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ENGLAND achievement, sufficient fac
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ENGLAND best I can for you.” 30 E
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ENGLAND ments. His crash and death
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ENGLAND were partially alleviated b
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ENGLAND Other than the serious loss
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ENGLAND cause at the moment. Portal
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ENGLAND little interest to the resi
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ENGLAND tance 1,600 miles. Took off
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ENGLAND Met his staff and went thro
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ENGLAND Had talk with Admiral Nevil
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ENGLAND Met Mickelson, Balchen, Coc
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ENGLAND Arnold’s thinking. This i
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ENGLAND weather that set in and app
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ENGLAND hower, was not to be missed
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ENGLAND 45. Copp, 365. The apron-li
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ENGLAND 80. Note the contrast from
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ENGLAND Alan Crouchman, and Vic Mas
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ENGLAND 113. Maj Gen Barney McK. Gi
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ENGLAND to May 1945 (1951; new impr
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ENGLAND Arnold. Balchen had succeed
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Chapter 7 Cairo, Tehran, Palestine,
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QUEBEC “now established by the Su
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QUEBEC explained to Spaatz, the RAF
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Chapter 10 Paris, Cannes, Italy, No
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