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THE AIR FORCE STORY
Chapter XIX
D-Day
June 6, 1944
• Gen. Eisenhower addresses troops in southern England
• The "Big Show" begins
• Airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines
• Support aircraft drop everything from howitzers to motorcycles
• Bombers blast bridges and supply lines
• Sea forces bombard enemy fortifications on French coast
• British and Second Army swarm over coast at Omaha and Utah beaches
• German west wall broken
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01: The Beginning
02: After the War, 1918-1923
03: Struggle for Recognition, 1923-1930
04: Between Two Wars, 1930-1935
05: Air Power Advances, 1935-1937
06: Prelude to War, 1937-1939
07: The Air War Starts, 1939-12/07/1941
08: Drawing Battle Lines, 12/08/1941-04/18/1942
09: The AAF Fights Back, 04/1942-07/1942
10: The Tide Turns, 06/1942-12/1942
11: North Africa, 11/1942-05/1943
12: Global Operations, 1943
13: Expanding Air Power, 06/1943
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14: Schweinfurt & Regensburg, 08/17/1943
16: Maximum Effort, 10/09/1943
17: Road to Rome, 09/1943-06/1944
18: Prelude to Invasion, 01/1944-06/1944
19: D-Day, 06/06/1944
20: Ploesti, 03/1944-08/1944
21: Superfort, 08/1943-06/1944
23: Retreat and Advance, 06/1944-03/1945
24: Air War Against Japan, 10/1944-08/1945
25: A New Air Force, 1945-1947
26: Cold War, 1948-1950
Vol. 2.1: Korea, 1950
Vol. 2.2: Meeting the Red Challenge, 06/1950-08/1950
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