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Vlaun, Brian D.,

Selling Schweinfurt : targeting, assessment, and marketing in the air campaign against German industry / Targeting, assessment, and marketing in the air campaign against German industry Brian D. Vlaun. - 1 online resource. - History of military aviation .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The AAF at War for a Bomber -- Picking Up the Slack -- Eaker's Imperfect Pitch -- "The Appearance of the Bottom of the Barrel" -- Quadrant to Sextant.

"As a result of the author's research through thousands of declassified files, Selling Schweinfurt examines the relationships between air-intelligence organizations and key decision-makers. His analysis spans from pre-war planning and doctrine development, through the Eighth Air Force's independent air campaign, and culminates with the formation of the United States Strategic Air Forces and its 1944 pre-invasion preparations."--

ISBN: 9781682474679 (epub) 1682474674 9781682474679 (ebook) (hardback)

LCCN: 2020016790

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th.
United States. Army Air Forces --History--World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain. Royal Air Force --History--World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
United States. Army Air Forces.
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Operation Pointblank, 1943-1944.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence.
Bombing, Aerial--History--Germany--20th century.
Bombardement aérien--Histoire--Allemagne--20e siècle.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Military intelligence.
Bombing, Aerial.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Germany.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: D790

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/49730943