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Miscalculations led the superior force to a stunning defeat in less than six weeks.
Eighth Air Force’s second Schweinfurt raid punctuated the grim period before long-range fighter escort
The rescue operation was almost perfect—but the POWs were gone.
Excellence, determination, and grit drove his historic rise to the top of the US military.
The city seemed doomed until airpower came to the rescue.
A century ago, American airpower came of age.
Ike’s 23-word shot at the military-industrial complex took on darker meaning as it was picked up and r
The roles and missions dispute sank to its all-time low in 1949.

