Inevitable: Why the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Raid Had to Happen
25% OFF - Use code MILAVHIS to receive 25% OFF: https://www.usni.org/press/books My reading list: https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B... The Schweinfurt (and Regensburg) raid was a debacle in many ways but it was also inevitable. Since the 1920s, the USAAC/AAF launched itself upon a trajectory that made a mission like this one a given. Let's talk about doctrine, assumptions, and path-dependency. Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ Support - Patreon: / milavhistory Channel Memberships: / @militaryaviationhistory PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Social Media - Twitter: / milavhistory Instagram: / milaviationhistory Sources - Biddle, Tami Davis; Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas about Strategic Bombing 1914-1945, Princeton University Press, Princeton: 2002. Morris, Craig; The Origins of American Strategic Bombing Theory, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2017. O’Mara, Raymond; Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2022. USAAF, The Official Guide to the Army Air Forces, Bonanza Books, New York, 1988 (Reprint). Vlaun, Brian; Selling Schweinfurt: Targeting, Assessment, and Marketing in the Air Campaign against Germany, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2020. Vlaun, Brian; Selling Schweinfurt: Targeting, Assessment, and Marketing in the Air Campaign against Germany, Maxwell AFB: 2017. Wildenberg, Thomas; Billy Mitchell’s War with the Navy – The Interwar Rivalry Over Air Power, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis: 2013. Timecodes - 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:10 - Why Schweinfurt? Again. 01:13 - The Rise of Strategic Bombing 05:59 - Schweinfurt: The Natural Conclusion 09:06 - Recommendations 11:08 - Reactions to Schweinfurt 15:45 - Get 25% OFF Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound
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Mission To Schweinfurt
