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To: elbucko
Tactical airpower, arguably, made a far greater contribution to Allied victory than "strategic bombing."
71 posted on 05/08/2003 4:39:48 PM PDT by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: Poohbah
Tactical airpower, arguably, made a far greater contribution to Allied victory than "strategic bombing."

That is true. However we landed an army first to be tactical with, rather than try to bring the Germans to their knees with just p-38's and B-25's. The equivalent of what the Luftwaffe tried to do in the Summer of 1940.

76 posted on 05/08/2003 5:00:10 PM PDT by elbucko ("Achtung! Spitfire!")
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