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Airpower and the Normandy Campaign

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael Bechthold (Editor)Publish date:9/16/2025Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781682478271ISBN-10:1682478270UPC:9781682478271Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & Space, StrategySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC0ZZ9CJV1

Airpower and the Normandy Campaign

During the spring and summer of 1944, air superiority was essential for the success of Operation Overlord. Allied air forces provided pivotal support across multiple domains, from the elimination of the Luftwaffe and the protection of the invasion fleet to the tactical air support that facilitated ground operations. Yet despite its undeniable significance, the role of airpower has often bee...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Naval Institute PressISBN-13:9781682478271ISBN-10:1682478270UPC:9781682478271Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & Space, StrategySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC0ZZ9CJV1

Mike Bechthold is a historian with the Royal Canadian Air Force History and Heritage Office and teaches history at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on military airpower in the two world wars and Canadian military history. He is the author of Flying to Victory: Raymond Collishaw and the Western Desert Campaign, 1940-1941 (2017).



Publisher: Naval Institute Press

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