Air War-Theory vs Reality-Part 1: The Bomber War in World War II

In this first segment, of a multi-part series on the air war, we will examine the origins of strategic bomber theory in the 1930s and its influence on bomber activity throughout World War II. In addition, we will discuss how the bomber baron’s strategy evolved during the war from a go-it-alone mentality to the recognition that combined arms was the key to victory.