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- Air Power in War
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
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The architect of the successful air strategy which led to Allied victory
Arthur Tedder, who was knighted and raised to the peerage for his contributions to the Allied victory in World War II, served in the British air force in World War I and played an important role in professionalizing and organizing British air forces between the two world wars. During World War II, he held a succession of increasingly vital air force posts.
In addition to his achievements as Air Commander-in-Chief in the North African theater early in the war, Tedder’s most lasting contribution was as Deputy Supreme Commander under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He deserves much credit for keeping the Allied command functioning and harmonious. He was also the architect of the successful air strategy Eisenhower adopted for the Normandy invasion of 1944, which departed from both the British and American existing doctrine and models by concentrating on German rail systems rather than on either civilian or industrial targets.
Arthur Tedder, who was knighted and raised to the peerage for his contributions to the Allied victory in World War II, served in the British air force in World War I and played an important role in professionalizing and organizing British air forces between the two world wars. During World War II, he held a succession of increasingly vital air force posts.
In addition to his achievements as Air Commander-in-Chief in the North African theater early in the war, Tedder’s most lasting contribution was as Deputy Supreme Commander under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He deserves much credit for keeping the Allied command functioning and harmonious. He was also the architect of the successful air strategy Eisenhower adopted for the Normandy invasion of 1944, which departed from both the British and American existing doctrine and models by concentrating on German rail systems rather than on either civilian or industrial targets.
Table of Contents
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- List of Diagrams
- pp. vii-viii
- 1. THE UNITIES OF WAR
- pp. 13-28
- 2. AIR SUPERIORITY
- pp. 29-52
- 4. THE EXERCISE OF AIR POWER
- pp. 87-124
- Afterword: Five Separate Wars
- pp. 126-127
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817385347
Related ISBN(s)
9780817356255
MARC Record
OCLC
778852856
Pages
135
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2010