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- catalog abstract "Despite the quantity of material written about the Combined Bomber Offensive during the Second World War, the full human dimension of air combat has not been thoroughly explored. This book investigates the unique nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part. It analyses aircrew selection, reaction to combat, adaptability to stress, morale, leadership and combat effectiveness. First-hand reflections of combat flyers, published materials, reports and official documents are used to compare the efforts of the US Eighth Air Force and RAF Bomber Command. There is an important reason for this comparative method. Although the Allied effort involved two separate air forces, two different philosophical concepts and two distinct approaches, both organizations were committed to a common goal. Comparing the two allows insights into the nature of air combat and its effects on aviators. Aircrew attitudes and motivation are examined, as are the physical and mental hardships which affected aircrew morale, cohesion and combat effectiveness.".
- catalog contributor b8300006.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "Despite the quantity of material written about the Combined Bomber Offensive during the Second World War, the full human dimension of air combat has not been thoroughly explored. This book investigates the unique nature of aerial warfare and the men who took part. It analyses aircrew selection, reaction to combat, adaptability to stress, morale, leadership and combat effectiveness. First-hand reflections of combat flyers, published materials, reports and official documents are used to compare the efforts of the US Eighth Air Force and RAF Bomber Command. There is an important reason for this comparative method. Although the Allied effort involved two separate air forces, two different philosophical concepts and two distinct approaches, both organizations were committed to a common goal. Comparing the two allows insights into the nature of air combat and its effects on aviators. Aircrew attitudes and motivation are examined, as are the physical and mental hardships which affected aircrew morale, cohesion and combat effectiveness.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Bernard C. Glueck -- 1. Choosing the Best: Selection and Classification of Aircrew -- 2. The Nature of Air Combat during the Combined Bomber Offensive -- 3. Combat Stress, Emotional Breakdown and their Treatment in the Allied Air Forces -- 4. Attitudes and Morale in the Eighth Air Force -- 5. Aircrew Morale in Bomber Command -- 6. Sustaining Morale: The Impact of Leadership -- 7. Moral Fibre and the American Experience -- 8. Bomber Command and Lack of Moral Fibre -- 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-233) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 240 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0714641480 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0714646180 (hbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cass series--studies in air power; 2".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; Portland, Or. : F. Cass,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "940.54/4941 20".
- catalog subject "D786 .W44 1995".
- catalog subject "Flight crews Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Flight crews United States History.".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command History.".
- catalog subject "United States. Air Force. Air Force, 8th History.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Bernard C. Glueck -- 1. Choosing the Best: Selection and Classification of Aircrew -- 2. The Nature of Air Combat during the Combined Bomber Offensive -- 3. Combat Stress, Emotional Breakdown and their Treatment in the Allied Air Forces -- 4. Attitudes and Morale in the Eighth Air Force -- 5. Aircrew Morale in Bomber Command -- 6. Sustaining Morale: The Impact of Leadership -- 7. Moral Fibre and the American Experience -- 8. Bomber Command and Lack of Moral Fibre -- 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Courage and air warfare : the Allied aircrew experience in the Second World War / Mark K. Wells.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".