B-17 Fortress Of The 8th Af by Osprey
Item Number: OSPCOM18
Combat Aircraft 18
Author: Martin Bowman
Illustrator: Mark Styling
About this book
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.
Contents
Yankee Doodle Goes To War ' Spreading the Wealth ' 'Black Thursday' and beyond ' 'Big Week' and 'Big B' ' Final Victory ' Appendices