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This article deals with operational research and air targeting in the preparation of Overlord. It underlines le role of Solly Zuckerman, a scientist who pioneered a scientific approach to determine what targets were the most critical at the operational and strategic level. His role was particularly...
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| Médium: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Jazyk: | Français |
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2016
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | This article deals with operational research and air targeting in the preparation of Overlord. It underlines le role of Solly Zuckerman, a scientist who pioneered a scientific approach to determine what targets were the most critical at the operational and strategic level. His role was particularly important in the design of the “Transportation Plan”, a bombing offensive aimed at the rail network, mostly in northern France, in order to delay and hamper German reinforcement to Normandy. |
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