3284992Operation Pointblank 1944https://www.gandhi.com.mx/operation-pointblank-1944-9781849088206/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4573094/bf68eb7c-c43b-495a-9663-70db41f0dc91.jpg?v=638546643637000000336410MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/A thorough examination of one of the most controversial operations in World War 2Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Forces attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang, the United States was able to equip the fighters to fly on long-range-bomber escort missions and take the fight to the Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany.Complete with maps, illustrations and photographs, this book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives, covering all the main decisions and technological innovations made by both sides in this epic struggle....3221093Operation Pointblank 1944336410https://www.gandhi.com.mx/operation-pointblank-1944-9781849088206/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4573094/bf68eb7c-c43b-495a-9663-70db41f0dc91.jpg?v=638546643637000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119781849088206_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_Operation Pointblank was the code name for the United States Army Air Forces attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings. Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang, the United States was able to equip the fighters to fly on long-range-bomber escort missions and take the fight to the Luftwaffe in the skies over Germany. This book examines the entire operation from both the Allied and the German perspectives, covering all the main decisions and technological innovations made by both sides in this epic struggle.9781849088206_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_44687fc7-8693-3d43-864c-70af85e547f5_9781849088206;9781849088206_9781849088206Steven J.InglésMéxico2011-07-20T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing