Dr. Luke Truxal joins me to talk about American Airpower in 1943 and the impact of the Casablanca Conference (January 1943) on the Allies' Air Forces, which we will see develop more throughout the year. This is a long episode and there wasn't really a place for me to break it in half that made sense so it's all in one. We also have a couple of cameos from Dr. Truxal's toddler and Pixel may have made it into the final cut as well :) I think these add a cute touch to the episodes when they happen.

Dr. Truxal has a book coming out called United Against the Reich: The American Air War in Europe, which can be found through Kentucky University Press (https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198286/uniting-against-the-reich/). You can also get it through Amazon with this Amazon Associates link (https://amzn.to/3MXRdxR) - info regarding affiliate links.

These series began with a focus on the US Army ground forces in 1939-1941, but have evolved to include the Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and also multinational partners like the British Army, RAF, Canadian forces, and more. For those who enjoy the Air Power topics, there are quite a few on the lineup for the year.

In this episode Dr. Truxal mentions Dr. Christopher Rein, who is also contributing to this series. There are two episodes with Dr. Rein coming up soon on the Air Campaign in North Africa and Command Relationships. Dr. Sarah Myers is also mentioned, she recorded an episode back in March on the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). Another episode on women in the Air Force is coming up with Col. (R) Eileen Bjorkman, with a couple of Royal Air Force (RAF) episodes also in the works and more later this year, including Operation Tidal Wave and Operation Starky.