The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe The U.S.

The dramatic story of World War II in the air, how the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force, & vivid accounts of aerial combat

Jay A. Stout, a retired U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot, is a senior aviation consultant for a leading defense corporation and has appeared on Fox News as a combat aviation expert. His previous books include Fortress Ploesti (978-1-932033-18-2) and Hammer from Above (978-0-89141-871-9). He lives near San Diego, California.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Building an Air Force	p. 1
The Nazis and Eaker	p. 23
Spaatz and Eaker Go to England	p. 43
First Mission and the Move to North Africa	p. 53
Casablanca and Fighters in North Africa	p. 69
Romance, Submarines, and Sicily	p. 91
Tidalwave	p. 111
The Gunners	p. 131
Black Thursday and Long-Range Fighters	p. 143
Doolittle, Phased Escort, and Freedom for the Fighters	p. 169
Big Week, Interns, and Flak	p. 187
Pilot Training	p. 205
Ground Attack and Bomber Bailouts	p. 223
The Oil Plan	p. 241
D-Day	p. 251
Fighter-on-Fighter Combat	p. 259
The Men Who Made It Possible	p. 277
Frantic	p. 287
Mishaps, Miscues, and Near Things	p. 303
Jets, Rockets, and Tante Ju	p. 319
More Fighters and G's	p. 337
The Big Blow That Wasn't	p. 351
The General Falls	p. 359
Bodenplatte	p. 369
Deadly to the End	p. 383
Conclusion	p. 395
Afterword	p. 398
Notes	p. 402
Bibliography	p. 411
Acknowledgments	p. 416
Index	p. 417
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