David N. Spires
Author of Beyond Horizons : A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership
About the Author
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Works by David N. Spires
Air Power for Patton's Army : The XIX Tactical Air Command in the Second World War (2002) 18 copies, 1 review
On Alert: An Operational History Of the United States Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program 1945-2011 (2019) 4 copies
Associated Works
Airpower and Ground Armies : Essays on the Evolution of Anglo-American Air Doctrine, 1940-43 (1998) — Contributor — 19 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Spires, David N.
- Birthdate
- 1942-03-29
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Air power for Patton's Army: The XIX Tactical Air Command in the Second World War {940.544 SPI] by David N. Spires
A case study of one air-ground team's experience with the theory & practice of tactical air power employed during WW2 campaigns against Germany. By the fall of 1944, the Allies had 5 fighter-bomber tactical air commands (TAC) supporting field armies in NW Europe. Of these the U.S. 3rd Army commanded by Lt. Gen. George Patton & the XIX TAC led by Brig. Gen. Otto Weyland were perhaps the most spectacular air-ground team of the war on the Allied side. The great success of Patton's drive across show more France & South Germany, owed a great deal to Weyland's airmen. This cooperation paved the way for allied victory in Western Europe & today remains a classic example of air-ground effective. Maps, photos, drawings. show less
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- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 77
- Popularity
- #231,245
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 15
