{"product_id":"9781472824516-big-week-1944","title":"“Big Week” 1944","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperation Argument and the breaking of the Jagdwaffe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rigorous new analysis of America's legendary 'Big Week' air campaign which enabled the Allies to gain air superiority before D-Day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe USAAF’s mighty World War II bomber forces   were designed for unescorted, precision daylight bombing, but no-one   foresaw the devastation that German radar-directed interceptors would inflict   on them. Following the failures of 1943’s Schweinfurt-Regensburg raids, and   with D-Day looming, the Allies urgently needed to crush the Luftwaffe’s   ability to oppose the landings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn   February 1944, the Allies conceived and fought history’s first-ever   successful offensive counter­air (OCA) campaign, Operation \u003ci\u003eArgument\u003c\/i\u003e or   “Big Week.” Attacking German aircraft factories with hundreds of heavy   bombers, escorted by the new long-range P-51 Mustang, it aimed both to slash   aircraft production and force the Luftwaffe into combat, allowing the new Mustangs   to take their toll on the German interceptors. This expertly written, illustration-packed   account explains   how the Allies finally began to win air superiority over Europe, and how Operation   \u003ci\u003eArgument\u003c\/i\u003e marked the beginning of the Luftwaffe’s fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944679845985,"sku":"9781472824516","price":12.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_23719916.jpg?v=1715778370","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472824516-big-week-1944","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}