The Tenth Air Force in World War II: Strategy, Command, and Operations 1942–1945

During World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking Japanese lines of communications, and P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs flying close support for General Joseph Stilwell's Chinese and American forces in northern Burma, the Tenth Air Force worked closely with the squadrons of the Royal Air Force to push the Japanese out of Burma. The first comprehensive history of the Tenth Air Force and the Army AirForces, India-Burma sector, this book covers these operations in thecontext of Allied strategic objectives for prosecuting the war in Chinaand Southeast Asia.