Books by Stephen L. McFarland and Complete Book Reviews
Stephen L. McFarland, Author, Wesley Phillips Newton, Joint Author, Richard P. Hallion, Foreword by Smithsonian Books $40 (344p) ISBN 978-1-56098-069-8
The concept of strategic bombing (eliminating the enemy's war-making ability by destroying his industrial base) dominated American air operations until 1944, when it was replaced by the quest for air superiority, or control of the skies. In this...
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Stephen L. McFarland, Author, Richard P. Hallion, Photographer, Richard P. Hallion, Foreword by Smithsonian Books $29.95 (312p) ISBN 978-1-56098-407-8
The major lesson to emerge from WWI in connection with aerial bombing was the need for greater accuracy. This excellent scholarly study traces the interwar development of an aiming device that would enable airmen to drop bombs where they wanted them
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