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BL
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976341
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b730711
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| Main Entry
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McFarland, Stephen Lee,1950-
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| Title & Author
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To command the sky : : the battle for air superiority over Germany, 1942-1944 /\ Stephen McFarland and Wesley Phillips Newton.
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| Publication Statement
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Tuscaloosa :: University of Alabama Press,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Smithsonian history of aviation series
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0817353461
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: 0817382909
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: 9780817353469
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: 9780817382902
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9780817353469
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9780817382902
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Training to Destroy; 3. Trial and Error-Early Operations; 4. To the Brink-The Fall Crisis; 5. Transition to Air Superiority-Big Week; 6. Berlin, the Strategic Fighter Campaign, and Control of the Air; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Selected Bibliography; Credit Lines; Index
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| Abstract
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To Command the Sky is a scholarly record of the fight for domination of the skies over western Europe during World War II. It also explains the technical details of the tactics used to defeat the Luftwaffe. This book is important for serious students of World War II or military aviation.
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| Subject
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Airplanes, Military-- History-- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Aerial operations.
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Airplanes, Military.
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Military operations, Aerial.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.5/44
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| LC Classification
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UG633.M34 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Newton, Wesley Phillips.
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