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American strategy in World War II:

a reconsideration
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Greenwood Press, 1979 - History - 145 pages

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An outstanding, brief look at US strategy in the context of coalition warfighting. The writer was one of the historians who worked on the Army Green Books. I thought the section on strategic bombing ... Read full review

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Excellent discussion of Allied strategy - critical discussion focuses on how national perspectives shaped the ways and means. Well worth reading the 120 pages. Read full review

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Contents

Introduction
1
AIR POWER AND STRATEGY
85
Notes
122
Copyright

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American strategy in World War II: a reconsideration
American strategy in World War II: a reconsideration
Kent Roberts Greenfield
Snippet view - 1963

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TitleAmerican strategy in World War II: a reconsideration
AuthorKent Roberts Greenfield
Editionreprint
PublisherGreenwood Press, 1979
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized28 Jun 2011
ISBN0313211752, 9780313211751
Length145 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / General
History / Military / Strategy
History / Military / World War II
Strategy
World War, 1939-1945
  
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