The US Eighth Air Force in World War II: Ira Eaker, Hap Arnold, and Building American Air Power, 1942–1943
by William J. Daugherty
University of North Texas Press, 2024
Cloth: 978-1-57441-927-6 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-936-8
Library of Congress Classification D790.22 8th
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.544973
TOC
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Preface
Chapter 1: Harbingers of the Eighth Air Force: Developments in World War I and the Interwar Years
Chapter 2: Air Corps Tactical School and Influences on Bombardment Doctrine
Chapter 3: Preparing for War
Chapter 4: The Mighty Eighth at the Beginning
Chapter 5: England
Chapter 6: Spaatz
Chapter 7: June–July 1942
Chapter 8: Torch
Chapter 9: Ike
Chapter 10: Tooey, Ike, and Hap
Chapter 11: AWPD-42
Chapter 12: Early Missions
Chapter 13: U-Boats
Chapter 14: Decisions and Actions at the Top
Chapter 15: The Eighth Picks Up the Pace
Photo Gallery
Chapter 16: Symbol
Chapter 17: Back to Business
Chapter 18: Late Winter–Early Spring 1943
Chapter 19: April 1943
Chapter 20: Trident
Chapter 21: June 1943
Chapter 22: The Combined Bomber Offensive
Chapter 23: A Productive Summer
Chapter 24: Summer’s End
Chapter 25: Schweinfurt I
Chapter 26: Supreme Air Commander
Chapter 27: Air Combat
Chapter 28: Autumn 1943
Chapter 29: Sextant
Chapter 30: Eaker to the Mediterranean
Chapter 31: Aftermath
Postscript
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
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