FLYING COLT - Brossura

Capps, Robert

 
9781418473822: FLYING COLT
Brossura
ISBN 10: 1418473820 ISBN 13: 9781418473822
Casa editrice: AuthorHouse, 2004

Sinossi

"FLYING COLT"LIBERATOR PILOT IN ITALYDiary and History 456TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY)15TH AIR Force ROBERT S. CAPPS, Colonel, USAF, RetiredThe famous "Battle of Britain" prevented the German invasion of England in 1940, because the Royal Air Force dominated skies over Britain. Nazi Germany was attempting to prevent the invasion of Europe (D-Day) by dominating skies over Europe, as the 456th Bomb Group arrived in Italy during January 1944. This was less than five months before the planned Allied invasion of Europe, ordered for early June, 1944. Germany dominated the skies!This book gives a detailed history how the 456th Bomb Group of B-24 Liberators helped gain air superiority in Europe, making D-Day possible, on time. During this great four month battle, the 456th Bombardment Group lost almost one-third of its aircraft.Written by Dr. Robert Capps a Group pilot during this period.

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L'autore

Dr. Robert S. Capps served in the USAF thirty years and retired in 1972 as a Colonel and Command Pilot. He also received a doctors' degree from George Washington University (1978), a masters' degree from the University of Southern California (1959), and a bachelor of science degree from the University of California (Berkeley-1948).After retiring from the USAF, Dr. Capps taught at George Washington University, George Mason University. Prior to that, he also taught for UCLA and Southeastern University. He also did management consulting work in government and industry.In 1994 he wrote "Hannibal's Lieutenant," about the life of the Carthaginian, Hannibal, who was famous for taking his elephants and army over the Alps into Roman Italy in 218 BC.

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Editore
AuthorHouse
Data di pubblicazione
2004
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1418473820
ISBN 13 
9781418473822
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
548
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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