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Without what the Allies learned in the Mediterranean air war in 1942-1944, the Normandy landings--and so, perhaps, the Second World War II--would have ended differently. This is one of many lessons of "The Mediterranean Air War," the first one-volume history of the vital role of airpower during the three-year struggle for control of the Mediterranean Basin in World War II--and of its significance for the Allied successes in the war's last two years.Airpower historian Robert S. Ehlers opens his account with an assessment of the pre-war Mediterranean theater, highlighting the ways in which the players' strategic choices, strengths, and shortcomings set the stage for and ultimately shaped the air campaigns over the Middle Sea. Beginning with the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, Ehlers reprises the developing international crisis--initially between Britain and Italy, and finally encompassing France, Germany, the US, other members of the British Commonwealth, and the Balkan countries. He then explores the Mediterranean air war in detail, with close attention to turning points, joint and combined operations, and the campaign's contribution to the larger Allied effort. In particular, his an

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Author

Robert S. Ehlers Jr.

Publisher

University Press of Kansas

Published

2015

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities