Tenth Air Force in World War II: Strategy, Command and Operations 1942-1945

During World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking Japanese lines of communications, and P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs flying close support for General Joseph Stilwell’s Chinese and American forces in northern Burma, the Tenth Air Force worked closely with the squadrons of the Royal Air Force to push the Japanese out of Burma. The first comprehensive history of the Tenth Air Force and the Army Air Forces, India-Burma sector, this book covers these operations in the context of Allied strategic objectives for prosecuting the war in China and Southeast Asia. AUTHOR: Edward Young has degrees in political science and history. During his career he has had assignments in New York, London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. He has written extensively on World War II aviation and military history. 486 b/w images and maps