Determination and Effectiveness of WWII Strategic Bombing Strategy

Abstract

The Allies chose a strategy utilizing a combination of various military actions most notably a combined bomber offensive (CBO) to defeat Germany. The CBO was carried out through a combination of US daylight precision and UK night area bombing. The paper will show why the Allies chose this strategy and evaluate its success.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420055

Entities

People

  • T. T. Goetz

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Area Bombing
  • Bombing
  • Economic Systems
  • Force Structure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Precision Bombing
  • Production
  • Second World War
  • Strategic Bombing
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies