Forward Air Bases In Europe From D Day To The Baltic
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Forward Air Bases In Europe From D Day To The Baltic
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Author : Trevor Stone
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2024-01-18
Forward Air Bases In Europe From D Day To The Baltic written by Trevor Stone and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-18 with History categories.
The largely sea-borne invasion of Northern France in June 1944, Operation Overlord, is acknowledged as one of the key actions which hastened the end of the Second World War. The RAF played a vital part in the landings. It then supported the subsequent advance of Montgomery’s 21st Army, and the Allies as a whole, through France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany. Following the breakout from the Normandy bridgehead in early August 1944, the RAF’s Second Tactical Air Force moved forward in support of the troops, occupying a number of temporary airfields as it went. The ground support for this operation was complex, a situation that was exacerbated by the fact that much of it had to be highly mobile. The advance, however, was rapid and soon ran into problems as the supply lines grew longer by the day. The planners had envisaged that capturing the Belgian port of Antwerp would eventually enable them to bring in vitally needed supplies much further north on the Continent. Although the city and its port were liberated in September 1944, the port’s route to the sea along the River Scheldt was still controlled by German forces. It took nearly three months until this was resolved, and the port opened for business. Until then, in the RAF’s equivalent of the US Army’s famed ‘Red Ball Express’, it was some 300 miles by road from Normandy with the Second Tactical Air Force largely reliant on the Army for transporting its needs. For an air force needing large volumes of fuel and ammunition, demand soon began to outpace supply. A number of emergency measures were put in place to keep the aircraft operational, which saw the RAF resorting to the use of its heavy bombers to fly in supplies. Even when Antwerp was up and running, supplying the Second Tactical Air Force remained a hand-to-mouth affair right through until the enemy’s surrender in May 1945. In Forward Air Bases in Europe from D-Day to the Baltic the author explores the challenges of supporting a mobile air force in those uncertain days as Hitler’s forces were retreating to their homeland. As the Allies found, things can go badly wrong when thinking loses touch with the art of the possible – logistics. In the end, miraculously, it worked, but it was a close-run thing.
D Day To Berlin
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Author : Alan J. Levine
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2007-02-19
D Day To Berlin written by Alan J. Levine and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-19 with History categories.
This study describes not only what happened from the D-Day landings in June 1944 to the surrender of Germany eleven months later, but also why it happened. While an enormous amount has been written about this campaign, most of it focuses on a single army or an individual battle. Levine stresses a truly integrated approach that combines both strategy and tactics and covers the land, sea, and air efforts of both Allies and Axis. Levine deals extensively with the German side, particularly morale issues, and he includes the role played by Canadian forces--a topic usually neglected in American accounts. Concise history of the Allied campaign to liberate Northwest Europe during World War II Places the campaign in the war's broader context Casts new light on some familiar subjects and recounts many neglected issues
From The Normandy Beaches To The Baltic Sea
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Author : Alan Levine
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2000-06-30
From The Normandy Beaches To The Baltic Sea written by Alan Levine and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-30 with History categories.
This study describes not only what happened from the D-Day landings in June 1944 to the surrender of Germany eleven months later, but why it happened. While an enormous amount has been written about this campaign, most of it focuses on a single army or an individual battle. Levine stresses a truly integrated approach that combines both strategy and tactics and covers the land, sea, and air efforts of both Allies and Axis. Levine deals extensively with the German side, particularly morale issues, and he includes the role played by Canadian forces--a topic usually neglected in American accounts.
The Army Air Forces In World War Ii Men And Planes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
The Army Air Forces In World War Ii Men And Planes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Electronic government information categories.
Logistics And The Broad Front Strategy
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Author : Roland G. Ruppenthal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Logistics And The Broad Front Strategy written by Roland G. Ruppenthal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Strategy categories.
Defending Air Bases In An Age Of Insurgency
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Author : Shannon Caudill
language : en
Publisher: Military Bookshop
Release Date : 2014-08
Defending Air Bases In An Age Of Insurgency written by Shannon Caudill and has been published by Military Bookshop this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08 with History categories.
This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are primarily Air Force officers from security forces, intelligence, and the office of special investigations, but works are included from a US Air Force pilot and a Canadian air force officer. The authors examine lessons from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflicts as they relate to securing air bases and sustaining air operations in a high-threat counterinsurgency environment. The essays review the capabilities, doctrine, tactics, and training needed in base defense operations and recommend ways in which to build a strong, synchronized ground defense partnership with joint and combined forces. The authors offer recommendations on the development of combat leaders with the depth of knowledge, tactical and operational skill sets, and counterinsurgency mind set necessary to be effective in the modern asymmetric battlefield.
Cross Channel Attack
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Author : Gordon A. Harrison
language : en
Publisher: BDD Promotional Books Company
Release Date : 1993-12
Cross Channel Attack written by Gordon A. Harrison and has been published by BDD Promotional Books Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-12 with History categories.
Discusses the Allied invasion of Normandy, with extensive details about the planning stage, called Operation Overlord, as well as the fighting on Utah and Omaha Beaches.
1920
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Author : David Charlwood
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2020-04-30
1920 written by David Charlwood and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-30 with History categories.
“History writing at its best . . . teasing out extraordinary parallels between our current world and that of a century ago.” —Tim Butcher, author of Blood River A pandemic has killed millions. Violent uprisings are tearing apart the Middle East. Nationalism is on the march in Europe. An unlikely candidate is running for president in the US on a populist platform to put “America first.” The year is 1920. 1920: A Year of Global Turmoil tells the story of twelve months that set in motion one hundred years of history. From America to Asia, the events of 1920 foreshadowed the decline of empires, the coming of another global conflict, and the rise of an American president who would change his country's relationship with the world. Weaving personal accounts with grand narrative, it vividly illuminates a past that echoes the present.
Report By The Supreme Commander To The Combined Chiefs Of Staff On The Operations In Europe Of The Allied Expeditionary Force 6 June 1944 To 8 May 1945
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Author : Dwight D. Eisenhower
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Report By The Supreme Commander To The Combined Chiefs Of Staff On The Operations In Europe Of The Allied Expeditionary Force 6 June 1944 To 8 May 1945 written by Dwight D. Eisenhower and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The German Campaign In Russia
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Author : George E. Blau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955
The German Campaign In Russia written by George E. Blau and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.