The Role Of Air Defense Artillery In The Second World War

The World Wars are inarguably some of the greatest conflicts in human history. With roots going back to the earliest years of the twentieth century, what is now known as the Army Air Defense Artillery branch played an integral role in the Second World War. Initially called the Coast Artillery Corps, rebranded as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery, and finally becoming the Air Defense Artillery, the branch maintains a storied history of action through several key battles of World War II. The basis for modern Air Defense Artillery technology and operations, and for strategies to overcome current challenges, can be found by examining how the Coast Artillery Corps and Anti-Aircraft Artillery shaped these key battles. The Army branch of Air Defense