Operations Analysis in the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force in World War II (History of Mathematics, 4, Band 4) - Hardcover

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Documents the role played by civilian analysts, especially mathematicians, in operations research. The story is told chronologically, beginning with the arrival of the nucleus of the Operational Research Section in England in October of 1942, and tells how the analysts evaluated the month-by-month strategic bombing of the Eighth Air Force. Recurring themes are visual and radar bombing accuracy, damage assessment of targets, loss and battle damage to the bombers themselves, and radio countermeasures to enemy radar. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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