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American Airpower Comes of Age : General Henry H., Vol. 2

By John W. Huston

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Title: American Airpower Comes of Age : General Henry H., Vol. 2  
Author: John W. Huston
Volume: Vol. II
Language: English
Subject: Non Fiction, Bibliography, Air Force
Collections: Authors Community, History
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Publisher: Air University Press
Member Page: Air University Press

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W. Husto, B. J. (n.d.). American Airpower Comes of Age : General Henry H., Vol. 2. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/


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This volume offers the best assessment we have of General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold as he survived four wartime heart attacks and continued to work tirelessly for proper recognition of airpower. It will also continue my emphasis while Chief of Staff of the US Air Force on encouraging professional reading through making historical accounts available to personnel of the finest air force in the world, a success achieved in large part because of Hap Arnold.

Table of Contents
HAP AT MIDPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 ENGLAND 31 AUGUST–8 SEPTEMBER 1943 . . . . . . . . . 13 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 7 CAIRO, TEHRAN, PALESTINE, CAIRO, ITALY 11 NOVEMBER–15 DECEMBER 1943 . . . . . . .67 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 8 ENGLAND, NORMANDY BEACHES, ITALY 8 JUNE–21 JUNE 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 9 QUEBEC 11 SEPTEMBER–16 SEPTEMBER 1944 . . . . .185 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 10 PARIS, CANNES, ITALY, NORTH AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA 31 MARCH–8 MAY 1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 PHOTO SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 11 HAWAII, GUAM, IWO JIMA, PHILIPPINES 6 JUNE–24 JUNE 1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 12 PARIS AND GERMANY 10 JULY–30 JULY 1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 The Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Postscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437

 
 



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