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Order of Battle
Design and Operation of United States Combat Aircraft
(Office of War Information)
History arranged by Unit
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II
Vol. 1 --
Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942
Vol. 2 --
Europe: T
ORCH
to P
OINTBLANK
, August 1942 to December 1943
Vol. 3 --
Europe: A
RGUMENT
to V-E Day, January 1944 to May 1945
Vol. 4 --
The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944
Vol. 5 --
The Pacific: M
ATTERHORN
to Nagasaki, June 1944 to August 1945
Vol. 6 --
Men and Planes
Vol. 7 --
Services Around the World
The U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II
The Battle Against the U-Boat in the American Theater
Leaping the Atlantic Wall: Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945
Africa to the Alps: The Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean Theater
Preemptive Defense: Allied Air Power Versus Hitler's V-Weapons, 1943-1945
D-Day 1944: Air Power Over the Normandy Beaches and Beyond
The AAF in Southern France
Weapon of Denial: Air Power and the Battle for New Guinea
Hitting Home: The Air Offensive Against Japan
The High Road to Tokyo Bay
Conquering the Night: Army Air Forces Night Fighters at War
HAP: Henry H. Arnold, Military Aviator
Wings at War
Pacific Counterblow
The AAF in Northwest Africa
Sunday Punch in Normandy: The Tactical Use of Heavy Bombardment in the Normandy Invasion
The AAF in the Invasion of Southern France
Air-Ground Teamwork on the Western Front
Numbered Army Air Forces Historical Studies
[Separate List]
Miscellaneous AAF Histories
7 December 1941 -- The Air Force Story
General Kenney Reports
: A Personal History of the Pacific War
The Strategic Air War Against Germany and Japan: A Memoir
,
by Maj. Gen. Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. USAF (Ret.)
Army Air Forces in the War Against Japan, 1941-1942
Halsey-Doolittle Raid on Tokyo
-- official USAAF reports
U
LTRA
and the Army Air Forces in World War II
Always Out Front: The Bradley Story
,
(B-24 Bombardier in the Eighth Air Force--excellent mission details)
Bats outa Hell over Biak
,
(499th Bombardment Squadron [B-24] in SWPA)
O
VERLORD
: The Unnecessary Invasion
(The Air Force once again claims to be able to win on their own!)
United States Strategic Bombing Survey:
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific)
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Campaigns of the Pacific War
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Interrogations of Japanese Officials
The Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Evaluation of the Atomic Bomb as a Military Weapon
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
[Manhattan Engineer District]
United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Europe)
Additional Resources
U.S. Air Force
USAF Museum
National Museum of the Air Force: World War II Gallery
Air Force Historical Research Agency
[the repository for Air Force historical documents]
Air Force Historical Studies Office
State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Army and Army Air Forces Personnel
20th Air Force Association
7th Fighter Command Association
American Air Museum
in Duxford, England
Annals of the Flying Tigers
[Dan Ford]
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Last updated: 22 January 2012