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Special Operations by Airpower: Strategic Lessons from World War II (Spring 2017)

Wey, Adam Leong Kok (Author)

Air Power History
Volume: 64
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-40
Publication date: Spring 2017
Language: English

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This article is about World War II air missions that should rightfully be considered special operations missions. Adam Leong Kok Wey writes about the bombing of the Ruhr valley dams, attempts to bomb prisoners into freedom, and the Yamamoto shoot-down as precursors to the kinds of missions that today we call special operations. (Editor's summary)

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