Title To command the sky : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 / Stephen L. McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton.

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations, map.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series
	Smithsonian history of aviation and spaceflight series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index.
Contents	Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index.
Summary	To Command the Sky is a scholarly record of the fight for domination of the skies over western Europe during World War II. It also explains the technical details of the tactics used to defeat the Luftwaffe. This book is important for serious students of World War II or military aviation.
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Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
	World War (1939-1945)
Chronological Term	1939-1945
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Newton, Wesley Phillips.
Other Form:	Print version: McFarland, Stephen Lee, 1950- To command the sky. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [2002?] 1588340449 9781588340443 (OCoLC)54450770
ISBN	9780817382902 (electronic book)
	0817382909 (electronic book)