Building an air force --The Nazis and Eaker -- Spaatz and Eaker go to England -- First mission and the move to North Africa -- Casablanca and fighters in North Africa -- Romance, submarines, and Sicily -- Tidalwave -- The gunners -- Black Thursday and long-range fighters -- Doolittle, phased escort, and freedom for the fighters -- Big week, interns, and flak -- Pilot training -- Ground attack and bomber bailouts -- The oil plan -- D-Day -- Fighter-on-fighter combat -- The men who made it possible -- Frantic -- Mishaps, miscues, and near things -- Jets, rockets, and Tante Ju -- More fighters and g's -- The big blow that wasn't -- The general falls -- Bodenplatte -- Deadly to the end.