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In Big Week, acclaimed World War II historian James Holland chronicles the massive air battle through the experiences of those who lived and died during it. Prior to Big Week, the air forces on both sides were in crisis. Allied raids into Germany were being decimated, but German resources--fuel and pilots--were strained to the breaking point. Ultimately new Allied aircraft--especially the American long-range P-51 Mustang--and superior tactics won out during Big Week. Through interviews, oral histories, diaries, and official records, Holland follows the fortunes of pilots, crew, and civilians on both sides, taking readers from command headquarters to fighter cockpits to anti-aircraft positions and civilian chaos on the ground, vividly recreating the campaign as it was conceived and unfolded. In the end, the six days of intense air battles largely cleared the skies of enemy aircraft when the invasion took place on June 6, 1944--D-Day.
Big Week is both an original contribution to WWII literature and a brilliant piece of narrative history, recapturing a largely forgotten campaign that was one of the most critically important periods of the entire war.
Author: James Holland
ISBN-10: 0802128394
ISBN-13: 9780802128393
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Language: English
Published: 11/06/2018
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 77
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2018 pg. 131
Publishers Weekly 01/07/2019
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