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100 1  Wragg, David|4aut 
245 10 Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945
       |h[Elektronisk resurs] /|cDavid Wragg 
264  1 |bPen and Sword,|c2022 
300    224 sidor 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
500    |5MoE|aOnline epub (5.48 MB) 
500    |5MoE|aOffline epub med Adobe-kryptering (5.12 MB) 
520    Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945 
       tells the story of Allied and German fighter pilots in 
       Europe, over the Mediterranean and in North Africa during 
       the Second World War.  The book starts with the early 
       skirmishes as each side tested the other’s defenses,
       moves through the Battle of Britain and then the Blitz, 
       when the emphasis switched from single-engined day 
       fighters to twin-engined night fighters, while 
       increasingly fighters were used to sweep over enemy air 
       fields and lines of communication in occupied France. This
       overlapped with the need to provide air cover for the 
       besieged island fortress of Malta by day and by night, as 
       well as defensive operations against Axis forces in Crete 
       and North Africa, but as the balance of power changed in 
       North Africa, the Desert Air Force was formed 
       incorporating elements from many Allied air forces and the
       emphasis moved to offensive operations in support of 
       ground forces. The invasions of Italy and the South of 
       France also called for fighter cover, initially by carrier
       -based aircraft. The lessons learnt in North Africa were 
       put to good use by the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force, 
       which accompanied the advancing allied armies towards and 
       eventually into Germany, achieving all important air 
       supremacy which was a major factor in the Allied victory. 
       The book also covers Luftwaffe fighter pilots as they 
       sought to stop the RAF by night and the USAAF by day, 
       against increasingly overwhelming odds. [Elib] 
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655  4 E-böcker 
655  4 Historia 
655  4 Samhälle & politik 
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