Dimensions
220 x 275 x 21mm
A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force
The most authoritative record of the US Eighth Air Force, from its creation in 1942 to victory over Europe in 1945 and subsequent departure from the UK, it was this book that named the Eighth "The Mighty", a name now universally recognised. The Eighth Air Force was based in the UK, spread extensively across East Anglia and operating from over 40 locations. The remains of some of these can still be found; a few are still airfields.
'The Mighty Eighth' charts the whole story. Roger A Freeman, a leading authority on Second World War US warplanes and the men who flew them, details the formation, strategies and aircraft deployed, in a fully researched account of this remarkable organisation. Here are the achievements of the men and their machines, illustrated by 700 contemporary photographs and nearly 150 aircraft group markings in colour.
