D-Day Bombers The Stories of Allied Heavy Bombers during the Invasion of Normandy

by Darlow, Stephen; Brown, Shanda

• ISBN13: 9780811706421
• ISBN10: 0811706427
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-11
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

The stories of Allied heavy bombers during the invasion of Normandy.

Author Biography

Stephen Darlow is also the author of Lancaster Down and Sledgehammers for Tintacks.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 6
Introduction	p. 8
Prologue	p. 10
Flightpath to D-Day	p. 12
RAF Bomber Command's New Recruit	p. 13
Americans over Berlin	p. 20
Night Battles over Germany	p. 37
The Inescapable Commitment	p. 49
Arming the Resistance	p. 61
The Price of Liberation	p. 73
Spaatz's Oil Plan	p. 90
Tactical Bombing	p. 112
A Night Battle over France	p. 134
D-Day and the Battle for Normandy	p. 141
‘It's on Boys. D-Day!’	p. 142
‘This is it!’	p. 157
Intruder	p. 169
Enigma	p. 178
Shot Down	p. 188
Flying Bombs	p. 195
Supporting the Army	p. 208
Blasting Caen	p. 221
The American Breakout	p. 229
Falaise Pocket	p. 240
Conclusions	p. 255
To the End of Hostilities	p. 259
Epilogue	p. 268
Chain of Command	p. 269
Commitment to Targets	p. 270
Air Attacks on Civilians	p. 271
Normandy, Front Lines	p. 272
Control of Strategic Heavy Bomber Forces	p. 273
Sources and Bibliography	p. 274
Footnotes to Chapters	p. 276
Index	p. 281
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