History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945: Volume Four: Sicily and Italy to the fall of Rome 14 May, 1943 - 5 June, 1944

The fourth volume of this series covers the attacks on Pantellaria, Sicily, and southern Italy, as well as the occupations of Sardinia and Corsica. It is the story of the tactical air forces up to the point when Rome was occupied, and the long-range tactical role of the Allied heavy bombers is examined from May to October. Volume Five will deal with the rest of the tactical war in Italy and Greece, over the Adriatic and Aegean, and the entry into the South of France.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 680 pages
\n Publication date: 28 September 2018
\n Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
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The fourth installment of this monumental series begins with the assaults on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria, which resulted in its capitulation and occupation, largely accomplished through air attacks alone. The narrative proceeds with the successful, yet often challenging, invasions of Sicily and southern Italy, as Allied air power, now with full US involvement, increasingly dominated the skies overhead. The subsequent occupations of Sardinia and Corsica are also thoroughly documented. This volume, then, serves as a narrative of the tactical air forces up to the point when Rome was occupied, coinciding with the Normandy landings in north-west France. Within its pages, one can find what is undoubtedly the story of "the soldiers air force." Often overshadowed by more immediate newsworthy events elsewhere, their struggle was often of an equally heroic nature. With regard to the long-range tactical role of the Allied heavy bombers, only the period from May to October is examined herein, while they remained based in North Africa. Thus, the period from November 1943, when the US 15th Air Force was formed to pursue the strategic air offensive against the Reich, alongside the RAF's 205 Group of night bombers, will be covered in a future (sixth) volume. Volume Five will delve into the remainder of the tactical war in Italy and Greece, spanning the Adriatic and Aegean, and culminating with the entry into the South of France to join forces advancing southward from Normandy.

\n Weight: 2140g\n
Dimension: 240 x 171 x 48 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781911621102\n \n