In this volume of the publisher's "Modern War Studies" series, Rein (history, US Air Force Academy) begins his introduction with core questions: What should the Air Force do? What can it do? What has it done? His study begins with theory and doctrine during the interwar period and proceeds with chapters on "learning with the British" (June to November 1942), TORCH and Twelfth Air Force (June to November 1942), the Tunisian campaign, the Sicilian campaign, and Ploesti and Salerno (August to September 1943). Appended are guides to USAAF aircraft in the North African campaign, and air orders of battle, as well as extensive notes and a bibliography. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)