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Loading... The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force (1970)by Roger Anthony Freeman
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References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (60)The bestselling book responsible for dubbing the U.S. Eighth Air Force as "The Mighty" is back again in a revised edition. The most remarkable and most popular account of WWII aviation depicts the 8th from its arrival in Britain in 1942, to its spread across the country to operate from over 40 bases, on the way to becoming the largest air unit ever committed to battle. An extensively detailed and fully researched account covers intensive bomber and fighter sorties over Europe conducted by over 2,000 aircraft involving over 150,000 men. The exploits of B-17s, B-26s, and P-47s are told, along with little-known explanations of the vastly sophisticated supply chain that kept them flying. Over 700 photos of planes on the ground and in battle action depict formations and strategies, while over 150 full-color illustrations display aircraft group markings. No library descriptions found. |
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This book is extremely well-written with good editing, artwork, and photographs, all of which contribute to the excellent readability of the volume. The author proceeds in a roughly chronological fashion, alternating accounts of 8AF bomber and fighter organizational and operational histories until late in the book, when the accounts tend to blend into a single chronological line, which resembles what actually happened in the course of 8AF operations in 1944 and 1945.
The author is British, which accounts for the very respectful and positive accounts of the 8AF's most trying times. Mr. Freeman could not have done much better.
This book must be consulted for the painting and marking of any 8AF aircraft as the author provides these details as appendices in the book. ( )