Contents

• Pt. 1. Carrying the Flame: From West Point to London, 1891 -1942. 1. Spaatz’s Early Career (1891-1938). 2. Prewar Planning (January 1939-November 1941). 3. Spaatz Commands the Eighth Air Force (December 1941-November 1942)
• Pt. 2. Tempering the Blade: The North African Campaign, November 8, 1942-May 14, 1943. 4. The Race for Tunisia (November 1942-January 1943). 5. Failure and Reorganization (January-March 1943). 6. The Collapse of the Axis Bridgehead (February-May 1943)
• Pt. 3. Mediterranean Interlude: From Pantelleria to London, May- December 1943. 7. Pantelleria and Sicily (May-August 1943). 8. Salerno and London (July-December 1943)
• Pt. 4. The Point of the Blade: Strategic Bombing and the Cross -Channel Invasion, January-June 1944. 9. The Luftwaffe Engaged (January-February 1944). 10. The Luftwaffe Defeated (March-April 1944). 11. Final Preparations for the Invasion (May-June 1944)
• Pt. 5. The Mortal Blow: From Normandy to Berlin, June 6, 1944-May 9, 1945. 12. Summer 1944: CROSSBOW, THUNDERCLAP, and Strategic Bombing (June-September 1944). 13. Summer 1944: Heavy Bombers in Close Air Support (July-August 1944). 14. Stalemate on the German Frontier (September 11-December 15, 1944). 15. Victory (December 16, 1944-May 9, 1945). 16. An Assessment