General Eisenhower's Battle For Control Of The Strategic Bombers In Support Of Operation Overlord (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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Joint Pub 1, Joint Warfare of the Armed Forces of the United States, has a one page summary of the OVERLORD campaign entitled, &quote;OVERLORD: A Classic Joint and Combined Operation.&quote; In the narrative, the author(s) referenced the OVERLORD command structure with its subordinate commands for land, air, and naval forces and &quote;(after much dispute) what we would call today operational control over US and UK strategic air forces.&quote; This paper is an examination of the parenthetical &quote;after much dispute.&quote; Moreover, it is an appreciation of the dynamics surrounding General Dwight Eisenhower's strategic leadership and his quest to achieve unity of command. Eisenhower believed unity of command was fundamental to the success of OVERLORD; he threatened resignation without it.