Jumat, 09 Maret 2018

Outkilling the Enemy

Called ‘Demon’ by the Japanese and ‘Iron Ass’ by his own men, Gen. Curtis LeMay made no apologies for conducting an all-out air war. By late 1942, the Americans were sure they had the equipment and the doctrine to win the European air war and, U.S. Army Air Forces commander Henry “Hap” Arnold liked to …

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