By Air Power Alone: America's Strategic Air War in China, 1941-1945

During World War II, the Army Air Force waged three strategic air offensives in and from China against Japan. At first, the Flying Tigers and 10th Air Force constituted the whole of American aid to China, but the effort soon expanded. Supported by Chiang Kai-shek, Claire Chennault and his 14th Air Force waged an anti-shipping campaign, to which the Japanese Imperial Army responded with Operation Ichigo and against which Joseph Stilwell accurately warned. 20th Bomber Command used B-29s to wage Operation Matterhorn, failed, and later conducted PACAID missions. 14th Air Force then waged a counterproductive transportation campaign as The Pacific War, also known as the Greater East Asian War, ended. Events in the China-Burma-India and China Theaters provide lessons in logistics, targeting, training, and air-ground cooperation that are applicable in the post-Cold War era.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Jahnke, Todd Eric

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lewis, Adrian R.
• Lane, Peter B.
• Marcello, Ronald E.

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China.
• China. Kong jun. American Volunteer Group.
• World War II
• Pacific War
• 10th Air Force
• 14th Air Force
• China
• Flying Tigers
• Operation Ichigo
• Operation Matterhorn

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• Public
• Copyright
• Jahnke, Todd Eric
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50625880
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2800/
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