The U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey: European Theater of Operations

Second Edition January 1947

Table of Contents

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Summary Report

Over-all Report

Statistical Annex to the Over-all Report

Summary Report

Munitions Division

• The Coking Industry Report on Germany

Note: Several diagrams were too large to be be scanned and have been omitted.

• German Motor Vehicles Industry Report
• Tank Industry Report
• Ordnance Industry Report

Oil Division Final Report

• General Summary
• The Integration of the German Oil, Chemical, Rubber and Explosives Industries
• Strategic Air Attack on the German Oil Industry
• Strategic Air Attack on the German Chemical Industry
• Strategic Air Attack on the German Rubber Industry
• Strategic Air Attack on the German Powder, Explosives, and Propellants Industry
• The How and Why Air Attacks Crippled the German Oil-Chemical Industry
• Natural Oil Targets
• Synthetic Oil Targets
• Benzol Targets
• Synthetic Ammonia and Methanol Targets
• Synthetic Rubber Targets
• Rubber Fabrication Plant Targets
• Weapons Effectiveness and Bombing Techniques

This is unlikely to ever be digitized as I'd rather deal with the material that describes the German war economy, rather than the effectiveness of the means to attack it.

• Appendix A. Strategic Air Attack on the German Chemical Industry
• Nitrogen
• Methanol
• Calcium carbide
• Sodium cyanide
• Ethylene and its derivatives
• Tetraethyl lead
• Sulfuric acid
• Caustic soda
• Chlorine
• Sodium carbonate
• Appendix B. Strategic Air Attack on the Lubricating Oil Industry

Note: Several diagrams were too large to be be scanned and have been omitted.

• Appendix C. Strategic Air Attack on the Rubber Industry
• Appendix D. Strategic Air Attack on the Powder and Explosives Industries
• Appendix E. How and Why Air Attacks Affected Production
• Appendix F. Air Raid Protective Measures
• Appendix G. Attack Data

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