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U.S. Army Military History Institute Air-Ground 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 25 Mar 2011 U.S. Army Military History Institute Air-Ground 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 25 Mar 2011 AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS/CLOSE AIR SUPPORT-WORLD WAR II A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources CONTENTS General Sources.....p.1 Mediterranean Theater -North Africa.....p.2 -Sicily/Italy.....p.3 European Theater -General Sources.....p.3 -Specific Operations/Units......p.4 Pacific Theater -General Sources......p.6 -Guadalcanal.....p.6 -Southwest Pacific.....p.7 -Central......p.7 -CBI.....p.8 Foreign -British......p.8 -German......p.8 -Russian.....p.9 GENERAL SOURCES DeGovanni, George. "Air Force Support of Army Ground Operations: Lessons Learned During World War II, Korea, and Vietnam." AWC student paper, 1989. 44 p. Arch. Edwards, Thomas I. "A Proposed Analysis of World War II Airground Operations." USAF Directorate of Training & Requirements, 17 Feb 1945. U260.E38. Hallion, Richard P. Strike from the Sky: The History of Battlefield Air Attack, 1911-1945. Wash, DC: Smithsonian, 1989. 323 p. UH200.6.H34. See Chaps 11-15. Kennett, Lee. "The US Army Air Forces and Tactical Air War in the Second World War." In Conduct of the Air War.... NY: Oxford, 1992. pp. 458-66. D785.I58. Air-Ground/Close Air Support, World War II p.2 Organization and Training of A Tactical Air Force n.p., 111 p. D792.E85.O73. Steadman, Kenneth A. A Comparative Look at Air-Ground Support Doctrine and Practice in World War II. Ft Leavenworth, KS: CSI Report No. 2, 1982. 38 p. D785.S74. U.S. Army. Ground Liaison Officer School. Joint Air-Ground Action. 2 pts.. Text, Ft Sill, OK (?), 1945. U260.J65. U.S. Air Force. Tactical Air Command. History of United States Air Force Close Air Support Command and Control. Study, May 1973. 105 p. UG703.H57. See Sec II. U.S. Army. Weapons Systems Evaluation Group. “A Historical Study of Some WWII Airborne Operations.” Staff Study, Feb 1951. 170 p. 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Presentation, AAF School of Applied Tactics, 1943. 17 p. D790.D492. His experiences in Tunisia as Corps G-3. Mortensen, Daniel R. A Pattern for Joint Operations: World War II Close Air Support, North Africa. Wash, DC: Office, Air Force History & CMH, 1987. 94 p. D790.M68. Air-Ground/Close Air Support, World War II p.3 Syrett, David. "The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43." In Case Studies in The Development of Close Air Support. [Edited by B.F. Cooling] Wash, DC: Office, Air Force History, 1990. pp. 153-92. UH200.6.C38. U.S. Army Air Forces. "Direct Air Support in the Libyan Desert." Photostat typescript, 1942? 41 p. D766.93.D57. _____. 9th Air Force. "Direct Air Support in the Libyan Desert." Suppl. rpt, 1942. 41 p. D766.93.D57. Covers 19 Oct-8 Nov 42. _____. VIII Air Support Command. "Air Operations in Support of Ground Forces in North West Africa (15 March-5 April 1943)." Observer's Report, n.d. ca 80 p. D792.A355.A37. MEDITERRANEAN THEATER-Sicily/Italy U.S. Army Air Forces. 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