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Articles on military aviation, technology, planes, and tactics of World War Two.
Articles on military aviation, technology, planes, and tactics of World War Two.
The following article on WW2 Air Strategy is an excerpt from Bill Yenne's book Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the US Air Force. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. On November 11, 1943, US Army Air Forces Commander Hap Arnold was on his way overseas once again,…
The following article on General Henry Arnold is an excerpt from Bill Yenne's book Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the US Air Force. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The legacy of General Henry Arnold is manifest in the existence of the United States Air Force…
The following article is an excerpt from Bill Yenne's book Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the US Air Force. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Hap Arnold wrote in his memoirs that “throughout the war, I tried to have the Air Force operate under certain fundamental…
The following article is an excerpt from Bill Yenne’s book Hap Arnold: The General Who Invented the US Air Force. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Henry Harley Arnold — known as Hap Arnold — is the founding father of of the U.S. Air Force. It…
Five years after introducing the world to the blitzkrieg, in concert with fast-moving panzers, the German air force was being hunted to destruction. In 1939 the Luftwaffe was the world’s strongest air force with modern equipment, well-trained aircrews, and combat experience from the Spanish Civil War. However, from its secretive…
The following article on British WW2 gliders is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. British WW2 Gliders British WW2 Gliders: Airspeed Horsa Britain’s primary combat glider, the Airspeed Horsa, shared the American CG-4’s general configuration and service history. Like the U.S. Waco, the…
The following article on World War 2 planes is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman' D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. World War 2 Planes: Aircraft Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress The Flying Fortress embodied the cherished American concept of precision daylight bombardment and was amongst the deadliest of…
