BATTLE OF EUROPE: The Man Who Paved the Way

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Now Spaatz faces new tasks. Although the period when air power was the only Western Front against Germany is ended, long-range bombing will be an integral part of the overall campaign.

Tooey Spaatz believes thoroughly in the principle of joint operations by land, sea and air to win the final victory; he and his men will carry out their assignments bravely and well. Afterward there will be time for a wistful wondering: What could air power alone have achieved, if time and the logic of history had been altogether on its side?

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