Stirling Wings

Download or read book Clash of Wings written by Walter J. Boyne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Clash of Titans comes a captivating exploration of the role of air power in World War II. In his captivating narrative, Boyne resurrects the war of the skies in all its heroic and tragic drama, while supplying insightful, expert conclusions about previously overlooked aspects of the war, including the essential role of American bombers in Europe; Germany's miscalculation of the number of planes required for victory; the Allies' slow start in deploying maximum air power—and why they eventually triumphed.