B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1)
By (Author) Martin Bowman
Illustrated by Mark Styling
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
17th April 2000
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
European history
Second World War
Modern warfare
Weapons and equipment
940.544973
Physical Properties
Paperback
116
Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 7mm
432g
Description
The Boeing B-17 has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, the huge four-engined heavy day bomber taking the fight to Germany from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. The primary operator of the Flying Fortress in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth'. This volume, which is the first of two dealing exclusively with the 'Mighty Eighth', covers the 15 Bomb Groups of the First Air Division, each of which controlled four squadrons. The evolution of the force is traced through first-hand accounts of those individuals that took part in the action.
Author Bio
Norwich-based Martin Bowman has written several volumes on the Mosquito, plus countless works on the USAAF. Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18
