Operation Pointblank 1944: Defeating the Luftwaffe

by Steven J. Zaloga

Osprey's examination of Operation Pointblank, which was the code name for the United States Army Air Force's attempt to destroy German fighter capability through the use of daylight strategic bombing in advance of the D-Day landings of World War II (1939-1945). Launched in 1943, the operation immediately met with severe problems, most notably the horrible attrition experienced by the US bomber forces. However, with the arrival of the P-51 Mustang,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849083851
• ISBN13: 9781849083850
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"