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INDEX
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Ain’t Mis Behavin (bomber), 157
airbase targets, 178, 179, 180, 181–182, 184, 188, 224
Air Corps, 41, 133, 241. See also US Army Air Forces (USAAF)
aircraft industry targets, xvi–xvii, 68, 78, 83–84, 85–86, 88, 90, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99–100, 101, 102, 103, 112, 113, 132, 139, 149–150, 178, 185, 188, 213, 214, 216, 219–220, 225, 227, 228, 230, 231, 240–242, 243–244, 260<
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Air Force Historical Research Agency, 4, 153, 169
Air Ministry (British), 35–36, 45, 83, 84
airpower, history of, 9–14. See also strategic airpower
air war, WWII, 15–19
Air War Plans Division (AWPD), 23, 29–30, 40, 43, 265, 266
air war preparation, xiii–xiv, xvi, 20–24
Alexander, Henry C., 270
Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF), 137, 138, 234, 238
aluminum industry targets, 85, 88
American Expeditionary Force (AEF), xvii, 13
AN/APS-15 radar, 107, 159, 273
Anderson, Frederick Lewis, Jr., xviii
background of, 71, 72
Battle of the Bulge, 247, 249
Big Week, 146, 148, 174, 175, 176, 177, 184, 185, 188–189, 193, 195, 196, 198, 204, 214, 217, 219–220, 226
Black Week, 110, 121, 122, 123–124
collapse of Germany, 140, 246, 253, 256
D-Day, 238
defining the mission, 73
learning curve, 63
Operation Argument, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144–145, 146
Operation Overlord, 232–233, 236
Operation Pointblank, 96–97, 100, 103
post-WWII, 269–270, 270–271, 272–273
substance vs. promise, 70, 72
Anderson, Orvil, xviii, 23–24, 184
Anglo-American Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ), 62
Anglo-American Allies, 25, 26, 28, 29, 64, 65. See also Britain; United States of America
anti-friction ball bearing industry targets, 83–84, 85–86, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101–102, 116–117, 120–122, 127, 139, 188, 198–199, 203, 205, 215, 217, 220, 231, 242–243, 259–260
April Girl II (bomber), 149, 152
Arcadia Conference, 25, 26–27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 43, 64, 65
Archibald Mathies NCO Academy, 263, 273, 274
Ardennes Offensive, 247, 248–251
area (“carpet”) bombing, 35–36, 67
Army Air Forces in World War II (Cate), 31, 52
Arnold, Henry Harley “Hap,” xv
air war preparation, 21
Big Week, 177, 267
Black Week, 118, 122
Casablanca Conference, 66
collapse of Germany, 251, 253
Committee of Operations Analysts (COA), 81–84, 88
defining the mission, 77, 79
Enemy Objectives Units (EOU), 39, 40–41, 44, 45
going deep at all costs, 98, 102, 103
going to war, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37
learning curve, 50, 51, 52, 56
Luftwaffe collapse, 125, 256–257
Operation Argument, 137, 143–144, 145
Operation Overlord, 266–267
post-WWII, 265
turning point, grasping for, 125–126
Arstingstall, Bob, 223, 224
Art of War, The (Sun-tzu), 72
Atlantic Charter, 26
automatic flight-control equipment (AFCE), 79–80
AWPD-1/2 (Munitions Requirements of the Army Air Forces to Defeat Our Potential Enemies), 23–24, 26, 49, 50, 83, 84
AWPD42 (Requirements for Air Ascendancy, 1942), 49–51, 81
B-17s. See Flying Fortresses
B-24s. See Liberators
B-25s, 30, 134
B-29s. See Superfortresses
B-47s, 265
B-52s, 265
Baker, Addison, 98, 182
Ball, George, 270
ball bearing industry targets, 83–84, 85–86, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101–102, 116–117, 120–122, 127, 139, 188, 198–199, 203, 205, 215, 217, 220, 231, 242–243, 259–260
Ballmer, Ralph, 217
Bartley, Ronald, 134, 149, 154, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 170
Battle of the Atlantic, The (Runyan and Copes), 57
Battle of the Bulge, 124, 247, 248–251
Battle Wagon (bomber), 119
Bennett, Lawrence, 223
Berkeley Square, 40, 47, 48, 49, 58, 69, 70, 78, 82, 94, 96, 99, 139, 141, 259, 268, 274. See also Enemy Objectives Units (EOU)
Berlin, 68, 131–132, 149, 178, 188, 231, 232, 256, 257, 264–265
Berliner, Henry, 43–44, 46, 47, 63
Bf 109s, xiv, 74, 87, 93, 100, 104, 113, 114, 120, 139, 150, 156, 157, 167, 173, 178, 188, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 209, 211, 212, 214, 220, 221, 250, 252, 256
Bf 110s, 74, 114, 155, 156, 166, 178, 199, 200, 209, 210, 219
Big Week, xi, xvi–xv, 147–226, 227. See also strategic airpower; World War II
AWPD42, 49–51, 81
corridor of death, 178, 182
Day Five (Thursday), 204–217, 218, 221
Day Four (Wednesday), 197–203
Day One (Sunday), 147–176, 195
Day Six (Friday), 218–226
Day Three (Tuesday), 185–196, 205, 231, 254
Day Two (Monday) “scavenger hunt,” 177–184, 185, 195, 213
fighter escorts (“little friends”), 148, 155, 156, 182, 184, 189, 190, 192, 195, 203, 208, 209, 213, 217, 218–219, 229, 230–231
Operation Pointblank and, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93
success of, 228–232, 237–238, 240–241, 242, 259, 260, 274
weather impact, 147, 148, 158–159, 177, 179, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 189, 192, 198, 204, 207, 213, 214, 215, 218, 225
Black Sunday, 98, 110
Black Thursday, 117–122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 148, 204, 205, 256–257
Black Week, 110–124, 127, 129, 140, 274
Blakeslee, Don, 231
Bland, Quentin, 176, 180
“blind bombing” missions, 107–108, 109
blitzkrieg (lightning war), 18, 19, 27
Boeing, 21, 34, 61, 77, 109. See also Flying Fortresses; Superfortresses
Bonnier, Claude, 264
Bowman, Harold, 159
Braswell, Ralph, 173, 263–264
Braun, Eva (Hitler’s wife), 257
Breeding, Paul, 173–174
Breitenbach, Louis, 194–195
Brereton, Lewis (General), 97, 137, 145
Britain. See also Churchill, Winston (Prime Minister); Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO); Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS); Royal Air Force (RAF); World War II
aircraft production, 21, 22, 29
Air Ministry, 35–36, 45, 83, 84
airpower, history of, 14
air war preparation, 21, 22, 29
“friendly invasion,” 136, 273
Lend-Lease Act, 26, 31, 38
London Blitz, 19, 36, 89–90, 132, 179, 196, 206
Mk.XIV bombsight, 37
U-boat campaign, 84–85
World War I, 12, 36
British Bombing Survey Unit (BBSU), 234
Brokaw, Tom, 1
Brown, George Scratchley, 98, 182
Brown, Gerald, 200
Brown, Joe, 217
Buck, William, 179
Bufton, Sidney O., 83
Bundy, McGeorge, 272
Burns, Robert W., 170, 171
Bushy Park (“Widewing”), 33, 39, 47, 69, 138, 139, 198, 226. See also Eighth Air Force
Bussing (Captain), 211
Byrne, John, 201
Cabin in the Sky (bomber), 163, 164, 165, 166, 172–173, 263
Caidin, Martin, 124, 152
Casablanca Conference (“Symbol”), 65–67, 68, 70–71, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 126, 129
Cassani (Lieutenant), 210
casualties
Battle of the Bulge, 250
Big Week, 157, 160–161, 162, 164, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 182, 183, 184, 189, 190, 192–193, 195, 196, 203, 205, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 262, 263
Black Week, 111, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124
collapse of Germany, 255, 256
defining the mission, 76, 78
going deep at all costs, 96, 98–99, 100, 101, 104
learning curve, 54, 58
Luftwaffe, 19, 74, 112, 113, 115, 120, 176, 184, 195, 203, 208,
229–230, 230, 231, 251, 256
Operation Argument, 140
Operation Overlord, 229
Royal Air Force (RAF), 19, 128, 229
substance vs. promise, 66
turning point, grasping for, 125, 126, 128
Cate, James Lea, 31, 32–33, 35, 36–37, 52
Century Bombers (LeStrange), 157
Chamberlain, Neville, 17, 18
Chardi, Merlin, 221–222
Chronicle of the 351st Bombardment Group, A (Harris and Harbour), 181
Churchill, Winston (Prime Minister), xvi
air war, 19
atomic bomb program and, 96
Casablanca Conference, 65, 66–67
defining the mission, 73
going to war, 25–26, 37
Operation Overlord, 236
Operation Shingle, 146
Quadrant Conference, 125, 137
Roosevelt and, 65, 85
Sextant Conference, 128
Trident Conference, 85
“V for Victory” sign, 262
Clark, Mark, 146
Coffey, Thomas, 100, 101
Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO). See also Royal Air Force; US Army Air Forces (USAAF); specific Operations
Combined Bomber Offensive Plan, 86, 93–94, 105
defining the mission, 74, 79
Interim Plan, 253
“maximum effort,” 95, 99, 104, 111, 112, 114, 116, 117, 131, 139, 141, 147, 155, 189, 197, 204, 219, 228, 254
nighttime raids controversy, 89
objectives of, 35, 67, 70, 77, 85, 127
Operation Pointblank, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93, 110, 125, 128
origins of, 52, 53, 67
target hierarchy, 68, 78, 81, 83, 85, 86, 94, 113, 128–129
Trident Conference, 85
turning point, grasping for, 125, 128
Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS). See also Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO)
Arcadia Conference, 25, 26–27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 43, 64, 65
Casablanca Conference (“Symbol”), 65–67, 68, 70–71, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 126, 129
defining the mission, 73–80
going deep at all costs, 95–109
Quadrant Conference, 125, 137
Sextant Conference, 128
turning point, grasping for, 125–135
Combined Operational Planning Committee (COPC), 83, 86, 127–128, 139
Combined Strategic Targets Committee, 244, 253
Command of the Air, The (Douhet), 43
Committee of Operations Analysts (COA), 81–84, 88
Consolidated Aircraft, 22, 34, 61, 77, 108. See also Liberators
