Allied Strafing in World War II

A Cockpit View of Air to Ground Battle

William B. Colgan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

271 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4887-6 (ISBN)

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Examines the role of strafing in combat, particularly during World War II, but also during the Korea and Vietnam wars. The nature of gunnery, strafing and dogfighting are explored within the context of particular missions and actions. First-hand accounts and gun camera film evidence contribute to the exploration of this most dangerous form of combat.

Among the offensive aerial missions employed in World War II, air-to-ground gun fighting was one of the most valuable. Strafing, which involved the extensive damage of ground, air and naval forces by pilots flying in deadly, low-altitude skies, helped the Allies to their victory. This historical text examines the role of strafing in combat, particularly during World War II, but also during the Korea and Vietnam wars. The nature of gunnery, strafing and gunfighting are explored within the context of particular missions and actions. First-hand accounts and gun camera film evidence contribute to the exploration of this most dangerous form of combat and honor the courage of America's veterans who served as pilots or aerial crewmen.

William B. Colgan is a veteran of the Army Air Corps who served in World War II and in the Air Force in Korea and Vietnam. Now retired, he lives in Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1 • The Pioneers: World War I

2 • Pearl Harbor: World War II

3 • Behind the Gun Sight: Gunnery

4 • Behind the Gun Sight: Strafing

5 • Gunfights: Enemy Air Forces

6 • End of the Luftwaffe

7 • Gunfights: Enemy Support Forces

8 • Brenner Pass

9 • Gunfights: Enemy Ground and Surface Forces

10 • The Rhone Valley

11 • Mindoro Beachhead

12 • Trail of Gun Smoke

13 • Those Who Followed: The Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Beyond

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2010
Zusatzinfo	179 photos, 5 maps, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-4887-3 / 0786448873
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4887-6 / 9780786448876
Zustand	Neuware