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" LeMay / "
Barrett Tillman.
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BL
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1037662
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b792032
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| Main Entry
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Tillman, Barrett.
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| Title & Author
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LeMay /\ Barrett Tillman.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Great generals series
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x, 205 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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1403971358
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: 9781403971357
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when were Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was responsible for tens of thousands of civilian deaths a fact he liked to celebrate by smoking Cuban cigars. But LeMay was also the man who single-handedly transformed the American air force from a ramshackle team of poorly-trained and badly equipped pilots into one of the fiercest and most efficient weapons of the war. Over the last decades, most U.S. military missions were carried out entirely through the employment of the air force--this is LeMay's legacy. Packed with breathtaking battles in the air and inspiring leadership tactics on the ground, LeMay will keep readers on their edge of their seats. -- Publishers description.
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LeMay, Curtis E.
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LeMay, Curtis E.
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LeMay, Curtis E.
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LeMay, Curtis E.
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United States.
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United States.
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United States.
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Generals-- United States, Biography.
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Generals-- United States, Biography.
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Generals.
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United States, History, Military, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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358.40092B
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E745.L42T54 2007
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