Download or read book Operation Frantic written by Mark J. Conversino and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Operation Frantic written by James Oliveri and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merriam Press World War 2 History Series Operation Frantic was a series of seven shuttle bombing operations during World War II conducted by American aircraft based in Great Britain (Eighth Air Force) and Southern Italy (Fifteenth Air Force) which then landed at three Soviet airfields in Ukraine. The operation began in June, 1944 and ended in September. During the four months of major operations, 24 targets in German-held territory, some never before within effective range of the American strategic bomber forces, were attacked. While the shuttle bombing technique complicated German air defenses, in practice most targets were already coming in reach of U.S. bomber streams from Italy and England. Soviet vetoing of some targets prevented more effective use of the bases. The operations were reduced and finally discontinued due to 1) a catastrophic German air attack on the bases in June, 2) Soviet hostility and non-cooperation that began in August, and 3) the inability of the Americans to receive permission to use the bases for support of the Warsaw Uprising, which soured relations between the two countries. The main operational difficulty encountered by the U.S. forces was inadequate force protection by the Soviets. The Soviets refused US requests to introduce adequate radar-guided artillery and night fighter support, and U.S. aircraft were frequently fired upon by Soviet forces. The three bases reached their peak in July and August 1944, with a firmly limited complement of 1300 U.S. officers and men. By October, operations were put on a "skeleton crew" basis, with a winter contingent at Poltava only of about 300. Americans remained there until evacuation after VE-day. Operation Frantic has greater historical importance for the development of Soviet-American relations than for its effect on Germany's war effort. Starting out with high hopes, it eventually set a discordant note that foreshadowed the Cold War. Author Oliveri has provided a history from the viewpoint of the men who flew and supported the operation. The author's grandfather, Thomas Ford, participated in the first three missions of the operation. Features 133 photos, some of which are from Ford's collection, and one map.

Download or read book Fighting with the Soviets written by Mark J. Conversino and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Conversino's story is as interesting as it is unfamiliar and succeeds in opening up "Frantic's" many dimensions, including the personal as well as the political, strategic, and operational. His revelations regarding the interactions between American servicemen and Ukrainian Russians are especially valuable and underscore the immense difficulties of implementing alliances at the grass roots level". -- Dennis Showalter, author of Tannenberg: Clash of Empires

Download or read book 390th Bomb Group written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 390th Bombardment Group (H) contained the 568th, 570th, and 571st squadrons.

Download or read book Frantic 7 written by John Radzilowski and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “amazingly detailed” and “inspiring” account of the only daytime air expedition to help Polish freedom fighters during World War II (Books Monthly). The Frantic operations were conceived in late 1943 during World War II, making Soviet airfields accessible to long-range American aircraft based in Italy and later England. Yet Stalin had to be persuaded by the United States to let them use Frantic to drop supplies to the Poles after the Warsaw Uprising began in 1944. On September 18, 1944, American B-17 Flying Fortresses, supported by fighter planes, dropped arms, ammunition, medical supplies, and food over the city of Warsaw. The assistance came too late and had no bearing on the situation of the Polish freedom fighters in Warsaw, but the events of that day—and the courage of 1,220 airmen who risked their lives—are still remembered by the Poles of Warsaw. “A thoroughly researched, impressively detailed, and exceptionally well written history,” this book gives a full narrative of the Frantic 7 operation itself (Midwest Book Review). Using firsthand accounts of the events from the freedom fighters on the ground in Warsaw, the fates of the young aircrew, in particular those of “I’ll Be Seeing You,” are told in detail. It also sets Frantic 7 in its political context and explains how the diplomatic wrangles helped set the stage for the breakdown in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States—and the beginning of the path to the Cold War.

Download or read book Operation frantic and the search for American Soviet military collaboration 1941 1944 written by Thomas Anthony Julian and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Operation Frantic written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front written by Serhii Plokhy and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full story of the first and only time American and Soviets fought side-by-side in World War IIAt the conference held in Tehran November 1943, American officials proposed to their Soviet allies a new operation in the effort to defeat Nazi Germany. The Normandy Invasion was already in the works; what American officials were suggesting until then was a second air front: the US Air Force wouldestablish bases in Soviet-controlled territory. Though pushing relentlessly for the United States and Great Britain to do more to help the war effort - the Soviet body count was staggering - Stalin, recalling the presence of foreign troops during the Russian Revolution, balked. His concern was thatthe American presence would inflame regional and ideological differences. Eventually in early 1944, Stalin was persuaded to give in, and Operation Baseball and then Frantic were initiated. B-17 Superfortresses were flown from bases in Italy to the Poltova region (in what is today Ukraine).As Plokhy's fascinating and utterly original book shows, what happened on these airbases mirrors the fate of the Grand Alliance itself. While both sides were fighting for Germany's unconditional surrender, differences arose that no common purpose could overcome. Soviet secret policeman watched overthe Americans, shadowing every move, and eventually trying to prevent fraternization between American airmen and local women. A catastrophic air raid by the Germans revealed the limitations of Soviet air defenses. Relations soured and the operations went south. Based on previously inaccessiblearchives, Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front offers a bottom-up history of the Grand Alliance itself, showing how it first began to collapse on the airfields of World War II.

Download or read book The End of the Holocaust written by Michael Robert Marrus and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition is the first of its kind to offer a basic collection of facsimile, English language, historical articles on all aspects of the extermination of the European Jews. A total of 300 articles from 84 journals and collections allows the reader to gain an overview of this field. The edition both provides access to the immense, rich array of scholarly articles published after 1960 on the history of the Holocaust and encourages critical assessment of conflicting interpretations of these horrifying events. The series traces Nazi persecution of Jews before the implementation of the "Final Solution", demonstrates how the Germans coordinated anti-Jewish activities in conquered territories, and sheds light on the victims in concentration camps, ending with the liberation of the concentration camp victims and articles on the trials of war criminals. The publications covered originate from the years 1950 to 1987. Included are authors such as Jakob Katz, Saul Friedländer, Eberhard Jäckel, Bruno Bettelheim and Herbert A. Strauss.

Download or read book Anything Anywhere Anytime written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Woodbine Red Leader written by George Loving and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMBAT ACE’S ACCOUNT OF PILOTING THE GREATEST SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER IN WORLD WAR II World War II marked the end of an era; fighter pilots still flew by the seat of their pants, and George Loving recaptures the exhilarating world of aerial combat in all its stark terror and fiery glory. His first fighter was the famed Spitfire, hero of the Battle of Britain. By 1943, however, it was obsolescent and did not match up well against the first-line German Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs. Yet Loving survived 101 combat missions flying the Spitfire. In the spring of 1944, Loving’s 31st Fighter Group started flying P-51 Mustangs and was transferred to the new Fifteenth Air Force to escort heavy-bomber formations on long-range strategic strikes across southern Europe, including southeastern Germany. In the flak-filled skies over Ploesti, Vienna, Bucharest, Munich, and Stuttgart, where a number of the war’s fiercest air battles took place, Lieutenant Loving flew head-to-head against some of the Luftwaffe’s top fighter aces. By the time George Loving completed his 151st, and final, combat mission on August 21, 1944, he had risen from a lowly second lieutenant and untested wingman to captain, group leader, and Mustang ace. Loving’s gripping account captures the savage action he experienced in all its intensity.

Download or read book Emergency War Plan written by Sean M. Maloney and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-02 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using strategic plans, intelligence analysis, and other materials that have only recently been declassified, Emergency War Plan examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence during the 1945–1960 period of the Cold War.

Download or read book Frantic Joe written by J. V. Chamberlin and published by Createspace Indie Pub Platform. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: … November 1943 at the Tehran Conference, the United States presented the concept of building several airdromes for US Bombers in Russia. Once set in motion, this plan would require the building of landing fields, infrastructure and supplies to support a full airborne operation: By flying directly to US air bases in Russia for refueling, targets of greater distance from England and Italy could be reached. In addition, targets could be accessed by Soviet bombers. The plan was adopted, and over the next 7 months Operation “Frantic Joe” was developed. Operation “Frantic Joe” here describes details from the shipping of landing steel plates to the travels of essential personnel through the Middle East…Frantic's first mission began on June 2, 1943 bombing Debrecen Hungary, just 3 days before D-Day at Normandy: In requiring the enemy to engage planes and anti-aircraft, the Allies had the Germans looking in the other direction. The 8th and 15th US Task Force both flew missions to the three bases located in the Ukraine - at Poltava, Mirgorod and Piryatin. They comprised of B-17's, B-24's Bombers, and P-38 and P51 fighters. The mission was to go in strong and be well protected. The Russians provided fighter cover.Negotiations for bringing the US Air Force into Russia were intense and demanded considerable tact and movement by the leaders.Averell Harriman, US Ambassador to Russia, was instrumental in delivering the plan from inception through operations: These records are from his files located at the Library of Congress Special Collections..

Download or read book Busting the Bocage written by Michael Dale Doubler and published by Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. This book was released on 1988 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Operation Pineapple Express written by Scott Mann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—being targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. In April 2021, an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas. The message was clear: Get Nezam out of Afghanistan now. Nezam was part of the Afghan National Army’s first group of American-trained commandos; he passed through Fort Bragg’s legendary Q course and served alongside the US Special Forces for over a decade. But Afghanistan’s government and army were on the edge of collapse, and Nezam was receiving threatening texts from the Taliban. The message reached Nezam’s former commanding officer, retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, who couldn’t face the idea of losing another soldier in the long War on Terror. Immediately, he sends out an SOS to a group of Afghan vets (Navy SEALs, Green Berets, CIA officers, USAID advisors). They all answer the call for one last mission. Operating out of basements and garages, Task Force Pineapple organizes an escape route for Nezam and gets him into hiding in Taliban-controlled Kabul. After many tense days, he braves the enemy checkpoints and the crowds of thousands blocking the airport gates. He finally makes it through the wire and into the American-held airport thanks to the frantic efforts of the Pineapple express, a relentless Congressional aide, and a US embassy official. Nezam is safe, but calls are coming in from all directions requesting help for other Afghan soldiers, interpreters, and at-risk women and children. Task Force Pineapple widens its scope—and ends up rescuing 500 more Afghans from Kabul in the three chaotic days before the ISIS-K suicide bombing. Operation Pineapple Express is a thrilling, suspenseful tale of service and loyalty amidst the chaos of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Download or read book Sharing Secrets with Stalin written by Bradley F. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As engaging as it is astonishing, this book provides extremely important revelations and striking pen-portraits etched in acid of the main actors. Certainly the sources are fabulous". -- John Erickson, author of The Road to stalingrad. "A well-written account filled with original material and documentation. Good reading for anyone interested in the history of WWII intelligence". -- Publishers Weekly (starred review.)

Download or read book The Evolution of Operational Art written by G. S. Isserson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: