During World War 2, flying B-24 "Liberator" bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 "Mitchell" bombers attacking Japanese lines of communications, and P-40 "Warhawks", P-47 "Thunderbolts", and P-51 "Mustangs" flying close support for General Joseph Stilwell's Chinese and American forces in northern Burma, the 10th Air Force worked closely with the squadrons of the Royal Air Force to push the Japanese out of Burma. The first comprehensive history of the 10th Air Force and the Army Air Forces, India-Burma sector, this book covers these operations in the context of Allied strategic objectives for prosecuting the war in China and Southeast Asia.
The first comprehensive history of U.S. 10th Air Fleet and Army Air Forces air operations in the Indo-Burma sector, this book describes these air operations in the context of Allied strategic objectives for the Chinese and Southeast Asian theatre of war.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Young, Edward M.
Title
The Tenth Air Force in World War II. Strategy, Command, and Operations 1942-1945
Details
English text, 486 bw-images and maps, large format. 416 pages.
State
new
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