Bibliograph

Air war!, by Julie Klam

Type

Label

Air war!, by Julie Klam

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Air war!

Oclc number

48876598

Responsibility statement

by Julie Klam

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. Air war in Europe. The new generation of fighters and bombers -- Blitzkrieg -- The Battle of France -- The Battle of Britain -- Pilots: the early years -- Pilots: The U.S. Army Air Force in the European theater of operations -- The Mediterranean air war: North Africa, Sicily, Italy -- Air attack on German war industries -- American bombers and fighters in Europe -- The Schweinfurt raids -- Air power for D-Day -- The bombing of Dresden -- Germany's jet-powered weaponsPt. 2. Air war in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor -- The Flying Tigers -- Aircraft carriers -- Navy warplanes -- Battle of Midway -- U.S. Navy and Marine aces in the Pacific -- Island-hopping strategy -- The Marianas turkey shoot -- B-29 superfortress -- U.S. Army Air Force aces in the Pacific -- Kamikazes -- Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Enola Gay and Bock's Car

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification