Condensed analysis of the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations

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Condensed analysis of the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations :
an analytical study of the operating procedures and functional organization of tactical air power as developed by the Ninth Air Force in the war of Western Europe (out of print)

William B. Reed

1984

originally prepared and edited by Col. William B. Reed, Executive Chief of Staff, Ninth Air Force, 1946

A short history of Ninth Air Force operations in World War II, from the build-up before the invasion of the European continent through subsequent combat operations in 1944 and 1945.It discusses the need for a theater-level air headquarters, command and control of tactical air forces, as well as the importance of air-ground cooperation.

Originally published as a Special study--restricted, by Headquarters, Army Air Forces, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Washington, D.C., in March 1946

148 pp., maps, diagrams, bibliography

GPO Stock no: 008-070-00513-1

ISBN: 0912799137 (pbk.)

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Condensed analysis of the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations : an analytical study of the operating procedures and functional organization of tactical air power as developed by the Ninth Air Force in the war of Western Europe (out of print)

Condensed analysis of the Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations :
an analytical study of the operating procedures and functional organization of tactical air power as developed by the Ninth Air Force in the war of Western Europe (out of print)