Accession Number:

ADA606452

Title:

The Early Operations of the Eighth Air Force and the Origins of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943

Descriptive Note:

Monograph

Corporate Author:

ARMY AIR FORCES WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Ferguson, Arthur B.

Report Date:

1946-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

363.0

Abstract:

This monograph recounts the development of the Combined Bomber Offensive Plan during the early months of Eighth Air Force bomber operations 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943. The subject covered here is related to several other histories prepared by the AAF Historical Office which narrate operations of the various air forces against European targets.

Descriptors:

• *HIGH ALTITUDE BOMBING
• *SECOND WORLD WAR
• AIR FORCE
• AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
• AIR POWER
• BOMBARDMENT(ATTACK)
• BOMBER AIRCRAFT
• EUROPE
• MILITARY HISTORY
• MILITARY PLANNING
• MILITARY STRATEGY
• MISSIONS

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE