The science of bombing : operational research in RAF Bomber Command /
A fascinating glimpse into military strategy and decision-making, The Science of Bombing will find a wide audience among those interested in air power history as well as military strategists, air force personnel, and aviation historians.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Wakelam, Randall T. |q (Randall Thomas), |d 1953- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The science of bombing : |b operational research in RAF Bomber Command / |c Randall T. Wakelam. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Toronto [Ont.] : |b University of Toronto Press, |c [2009] | |
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| 520 | |a A fascinating glimpse into military strategy and decision-making, The Science of Bombing will find a wide audience among those interested in air power history as well as military strategists, air force personnel, and aviation historians. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction. Commanders, Headquarters, and Decision Making -- 1 Strategic Bombing: When Theory and Practice Do Not Match -- 2 Operational Research: Finding a Solution through Science -- 3 Boffins at Bomber Command: September 1941 -- 4 Sorting Out Process and Producing Results: September 1941-February 1942 -- 5 Arthur Harris and a New Beginning: February-December 1942 -- 6 Concentration and Other Curatives: February-December 1942 -- 7 Putting Concepts to the Test: January-February 1943 -- 8 New Concepts, Old Targets -- The Ruhr: March-June 1943 -- 9 Hamburg and New Science: July-October 1943 -- 10 Science versus Attrition -- Berlin: November 1943-March 1944 -- 11 Debates Both Political and Technical: April 1944-May 1945 -- 12 Round-the-Clock Bombing: April 1944-May 1945 -- 13 Conclusions -- Apprendix 1 Britain and Northwest Europe: Selected Bomber Command Targets -- Appendix 2 Clossary of Operational Terminology -- Appendix 3 Air Ministry and Bomber Command Headquarters Organization Charts -- Appendix 4 Air Ministry and Bomber Command Appoinuuents -- Appendix 5 Air Staff Directive to Bomber Command, 13 July 1940 -- Appendix 6 Principal Bomber Command Aircraft -- Appendix 7 Bomber Command ORS Senior Personnel -- Appendix 8 Bombing Techniques. | |
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