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Mahoney, Kevin A.

Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis : combat missions over Europe during World War II / Kevin A. Mahoney. - 1 online resource (xv, 483 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creation of the 15th -- November 1943 -- December 1943 -- January 1944 -- February 1944 -- March 1944 -- April 1944 -- May 1944 -- June 1944 -- July 1944 -- August 1944 -- September 1944 -- October 1944 -- November 1944 -- December 1944 -- January 1945 -- February 1945 -- March 1945 -- April-May 1945 -- Summing up -- Appendix 1: Command, intelligence, photo reconnaissance, and weather -- Appendix 2: Bomber operations -- Appendix 3: Fighter operations -- Appendix 4: Crews and their aircraft.

In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, Kevin Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the critical role played by this Air Force unit during World War II from November 1943 through May 1945.

ISBN: 9780810884953 (ebook) 081088495X 1299475116 9781299475113 (cloth ; alk. paper)

LCCN: 2021676428

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th.
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
Bombing, Aerial--History--Europe--20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles--Front occidental.
Bombardement aérien--Histoire--Europe--20e siècle.
HISTORY--Military--World War II.
Military operations, Aerial--American.
Bombing, Aerial.
Military campaigns.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: D790.22 15th

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/4973