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Download or read book Air-Ground Teamwork On The Western Front - The Role Of The XIX Tactical Air Command During August 1944 written by Anon and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 6 maps and 1 Illustrations. Air-Ground Teamwork on the Western Front describes close air support and battlefield interdiction in action. A single, month-long campaign-the famous thrust across northern France in August 1944 of Gen. George S. Patton’s Third Army and Maj. Gen. O. P. Weyland’s XIX Tactical Air Command-became a model for close cooperation between army and aviation forces in future conflicts. This day-by-day, blow-by-blow account shows how the ground forces raced forward, frequently twenty miles per day, because friendly air power protected their flanks, shielded them from the Luftwaffe, and devastated the opposition in front of them. Originally published shortly after key air campaigns, the Wings at War series captures the spirit and tone of America’s World War II experience. Eyewitness accounts of Army Air Forces’ avia