The Mighty Eighth (A History of Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force) - Revised Edition

Janes Publishing, 1986. Hardback. Very Good. VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. (Revised Edition, Janes Publ. - 1986). No marks, gently read. Bisning is sound. . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) A winged Flight -- 2.) *Damned Eager* -- 3.) The Pioneers -- 4.) The *Circus* and the *Eightballs* -- 5.) Fledgeleing Fighters -- 6.) Second Wind -- 7.) Martin's Maligned Madame -- 8.) Blitz Week -- 9.) The Mounting Cost -- 10.) The Babies -- 11.) Summer Fortunes of the Liberators -- 12.) *Little Friends* -- 13.) Build Up to Big Week -- 14.) Big B -- 15.) In the Air, On the Ground -- 16.) Assembling for Action -- 17.) Flak Fortissimo -- 18.) May-Day to D-Day -- 19.) Fighters Crescendo -- 20.) Cloak and Dagger, Rockets and Jets -- 21.) Fighter Shield: Neptune and Frantic -- 22.) The Sky was Never Still -- 23.) Jet Menace -- 24.) Focus Cats -- 25.) Eventful Yuletide -- 26.) Clarion -- 27.) The Hunters -- 28.) The Cow is Killed -- 29.) Diminuendo -- 30.) Conclusions. . . . . . . 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.