Dive bomber! : aircraft, technology, and tactics in World War II / Peter C. Smith.
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- ISBN: 9780811734547
- ISBN: 0811734544
- Physical Description: v, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, 2008.
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General Note: | Originally published: Derbyshire : Moorland Pub. ; Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 1982. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-368) and index. |
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Subject: | Bombing, Aerial > History > 20th century. Dive bombers > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations. |
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Dive Bomber! : Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II
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Table of Contents
Dive Bomber! : Aircraft, Technology, and Tactics in World War II
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Chapter 1 | Early Experiments | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Birth of the Dive Bomber | p. 9 |
Chapter 3 | The Momentum Falters | p. 19 |
Chapter 4 | Re-forging the Weapon | p. 29 |
Chapter 5 | Emergence of the Helldivers | p. 39 |
Chapter 6 | Doubts and Hesitancy | p. 49 |
Chapter 7 | Perfecting the Skill | p. 59 |
Chapter 8 | A Willful Blindness | p. 77 |
Chapter 9 | Against All Odds | p. 99 |
Chapter 10 | Achtung-Stuka! | p. 113 |
Chapter 11 | The Rising Sun | p. 131 |
Chapter 12 | Conversion to Accuracy | p. 143 |
Chapter 13 | The Warbirds Prepare | p. 161 |
Chapter 14 | Blitzkrieg! | p. 181 |
Chapter 15 | A Muted Riposte | p. 197 |
Chapter 16 | Death from the Sky | p. 215 |
Chapter 17 | War in Whitehall | p. 233 |
Chapter 18 | Clash of Giants | p. 249 |
Chapter 19 | Dive Bomber Arena | p. 263 |
Chapter 20 | Full Circle | p. 283 |
Chapter 21 | The Secret Success | p. 301 |
Chapter 22 | Triumph of the Leathernecks | p. 313 |
Chapter 23 | On to Berlin! | p. 331 |
Chapter 24 | The Final Vindication | p. 351 |
Bibliography | p. 363 | |
Index | p. 369 |