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A war of their own :

158566135X

9781585661350

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A war of their own :

[Book]

bombers over the Southwest Pacific /

Matthew K. Rodman.

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :

Air University Press,

[2005]

xvii, 164 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

24 cm

"April 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and index.

Captain Rodman, an instructor weapon-systems officer at Dyess AFB, Texas, examines the distinctive nature of Fifth Air Force's role in the air war over the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. Especially notable is Gen George Kenney's innovative use of light attack aircraft as well as both medium and heavy bombardment aircraft, characterized by theater-specific tactics, ordnance, and structural modifications. A War of Their Own also considers the free exchange of aircraft and missions in the Southwest Pacific--a hallmark of that theater--in terms of the conflict between doctrine and tactics that underlay Fifth Air Force's relationship to the prewar Army Air Corps and the postwar Air Force. The author also notes the relevance of the Fifth's experiences to airpower.

Bombers over the Southwest Pacific

United States.

United States.

Military doctrine-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

Strategy-- History-- 20th century.

World War, 1939-1945-- Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Oceania.

World War, 1939-1945-- Regimental histories-- United States.

Military campaigns.

Military doctrine.

Military operations, Aerial-- American.

Regimental histories.

Strategy.

Oceania.

United States.

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