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8th Air Force : American Heavy Bomber Groups in England 1942-1945 by Grégory Pons (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-102915239827
ISBN-139782915239829
eBay Product ID (ePID)66990298
Product Key Features
Book Title8th Air Force : American Heavy Bomber Groups in England 1942-1945
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Aviation / General, Military / United States, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorGrégory Pons
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight51.6 Oz
Item Length12.6 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.544973
SynopsisAmerica's strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany called for the utter destruction of its major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy bombers from the US 8th Air Force, based in England. The descriptions of combat missions flown by B-17 crews over occupied Europe and the Reich are illustrated w, America's strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany called for the utter destruction of major its major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy bombers from the US 8th Air Force, based in England.The descriptions of combat missions flown by B-17 crews over occupied Europe and the Reich are illustrated with official and private pictures taken from the personal albums of pilots, crew members, mechanics and Air Force photographers.Gregory Pons is one of the leading European experts on American military aviation in World War II. He has contributed several articles to the French Militaria Magazine and has been collecting Air Force memorabilia and photo-albums for over twenty years.The book contains hundreds of large format period pictures of actual missions, planes and crews; as well as personal mementoes and reproductions from servicemen's scrapbooks.There are color plates of all the famous aircraft and their colorful livery (including nose art) together with full-color reenactment shots of the aircrew allowing for all the details of their flying clothing and equipment to be seen in extreme detail., America's strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany called for the utter destruction of major its major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy bombers from the US 8th Air Force, based in England. The descriptions of combat missions flown by B-17 crews over occupied Europe and the Reich are illustrated with official and private pictures taken from the personal albums of pilots, crew members, mechanics and Air Force photographers. Gregory Pons is one of the leading European experts on American military aviation in World War II. He has contributed several articles to the French Militaria Magazine and has been collecting Air Force memorabilia and photo-albums for over twenty years. The book contains hundreds of large format period pictures of actual missions, planes and crews; as well as personal mementoes and reproductions from servicemen's scrapbooks. There are color plates of all the famous aircraft and their colorful livery (including nose art) together with full-color reenactment shots of the aircrew allowing for all the details of their flying clothing and equipment to be seen in extreme detail.
LC Classification NumberD790
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