TURNING THE TIDE: The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily

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Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II. Using first-hand accounts from pilots and other aircrew, describes how the USAAF units in Morocco were forced to learn their own lessons in combat with veteran Luftwaffe units, and how the experience gained in the skies over North Africa and Sicily was invaluable in developing the air forces that would dominate the skies over Europe in the latter years of the war. Contains 16-page black and white plate section.

Contents:
* List of Illustrations and Maps
* Foreword by Richard P. Hallion
* Author's Preface
* Chapter One: The Mad Dash
* Chapter Two: 1942 - The Lowest Year
* Chapter Three: First in the Blue
* Chapter Four: El Alamein
* Chapter Five: Opponents
* Chapter Six: Airwar over Casablanca
* Chapter Seven: Race to Tunisia
* Chapter Eight: Bomber Boys
* Chapter Nine: Kasserine Pass
* Chapter Ten: Tunisgrad
* Chapter Eleven: Pantelleria
* Chapter Twelve: Air War over Sicily
* Bibliography
* Glossary
* Index