A quick look at the table here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ussb-1.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ussb-1.jpg will illustrate that air superiority in

A quick look at the table here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ussb-1.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ussb-1.jpg will illustrate that air superiority in the west was achieved by the Allies. I am sure you meant to say "Allied air superiority", and I am sorry for being pedantic. However, there is a tendency for national triumphantism, especially over WWII, that points to some of the issues highlighted in the "The Atlantic's" article.