THUNDER OVER NORMANDY: How Allied Airmen Helped Liberate France from D-Day to Paris and Beyond

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Tells the story of the air campaign that began on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and culminated in the liberation of France. Details how in April 1944, Allied air forces in Europe -- including the vaunted U.S. Eighth Air Force and RAF Bomber Command -- were placed under Dwight Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and given a twofold mission to lay the groundwork for D-Day: destroy the Luftwaffe's battle strength and isolate Normandy from reinforcements. Details the air operations that made the liberation of Paris possible, from thundering bomb runs and low-level strafing attacks to paratrooper drops, glider flights, and wheeling dogfights with the Luftwaffe. Contains 133 black and white photos and 8 tables.