Harrison, MarkUniversity of Warwick - Department of EconomicsEconomic Research PapersHarrison, Mark. World War II: Won By American Planes and Ships, or the Poor Bloody Russian Infantry. Journal of Strategic Studies 39(3).
An established view is that World War II was decided on the Eastern front, where multi-million armies struggled for supremacy on land and millions died. According to O'Brien, this neglects the fact that the preponderance of the Allied productive effort was devoted to building ships and planes...
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Cast Empires of Industry War Planes of World War II TV Episode Edit pageAdd to list A look at the companies responsible for the US planes that flew in World War II. It looks at the history of Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, North American Aviation, and Grumman....
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American military assistance was requested and freely given; this was several months before the United States entered the war! Pan American World Airways was the chosen instrument for building a series of airfields in Africa capable of receiving the planes ferried across the ocean from Recife, ...
1. North American P-51D Mustang It’s the most celebrated US fighter plane during World War II. It proved to be invaluable to the Allied Forces especially since the Mustang could outperform its opponents. Armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2/AN Browning machine guns, it claimed air su...
They are met by 25 Zekes and float biplanes; three Japanese aircraft are shot down for the loss of two P-38s.SWPA - SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (5AF): In New Guinea, B-26s again pound the Sanananda Point area as Australian infantry and armored elements reach Soputa and US...
Although kamikazes were used only during the final year of the war, they were involved in the largest number of lost-time incidents for USN carriers (37), twice the number as for bombs alone (18). The USN lost 12 carriers during the war. Allied losses, mostly American, for the six ...
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