There would also be new tactics. In the past, every big bombing mission launched by the Eighth had included elaborate diversionary raids to confuse the defenders. This time there would be no deception, no feints. The American air commanders would send in the bombers on predictable routes. Placing the bombers at extreme risk would be part of the design. With great numbers of long-range Mustangs arriving in England just after Big Week, Anderson, a hard-minded advocate of total warfare, was spoiling for a fight. Prepare yourself for big losses, he warned Hap Arnold in late February. The Eighth
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