Book Description
Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.
Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.
Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,4 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780304357086
A must-have classic. Mostly taken by members of “Mighty” Eighth Air Force, this wonderful selection portrays the American aircraft and their crews deployed to Britain in 1942. The daring and danger of those days comes across in a uniquely personal perspective, in photos of bases, aircraft in action and on the ground, nose art, and airfields and countryside from high above. Nearly 600 photos, arranged alphabetically by home base. “A brilliant gallery of memories.”—Hobby Merchandiser.
Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780710600387
A day by day operational record of the United States 8th Air Force which was based in the United Kingdom during World War II.
Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 1998-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781854094735
The splendor of the mighty Eighth Squadron's silver birds, and the legends who flew them, come alive on page upon spectacular page. Seventy-five luscious color paintings by talented British and American military artists, accompanied by the commentaries of the leading historian of American aviation, Roger Freeman, capture every aspect of pilot and plane: sleek dives, breathtaking bombing raids, and precious moments of rest. You'll see a fighter's view of a quaint French town marred by steel tanks marching down its streets, yet still flying the flag of its allies, and the return of the Memphis Belle -- that most famous of all Flying Fortress aircraft. And one image graphically captures a dramatic dash in which a desperate German airman deliberately slices into an American plane with his propeller. (The U.S. pilot bailed out safely.) Triumph and tragedy alike axe vividly captured for historians, veterans, and battle buffs to treasure for years to come. Selected by the Military Book Club.
Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 23,88 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9781854090959
Author : Robert A. Watkins
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2006-07
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780764325359
This second volume focuses on the Fighter Groups, Scouting Force and Special Operations units of the Mighty Eighth. Battle Colors approaches a visual subject in a visual manner utilizing full color illustrations and wartime photos.
Author : Robert F Dorr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 30,27 MB
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782008330
The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US warplane, yet its combat crews live, even today, in the shadow of the less plentiful, but better-known, B-17. Accounts of the 'Mighty Eighth' in Europe, and indeed many of the books and films that emerged from the greatest air campaign in history, often overlook the B-24, even though it was in action for as long as the Flying Fortress, and participated in just as many perilous daylight bombing missions.
Author : L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466832088
The Imager Porfolio is a bestselling and innovative epic fantasy series from L. E. Modesitt, Jr. that RT Book Reviews says “shines with engrossing characters, terrific plotting, and realistic world-building.” Continue the journey with Rex Regis. Only the land of Khel remains uncommitted to Bhayar's rule. Their decision could mean a lasting peace, or more conflict across an already war-ravaged realm. While the conqueror of Bovaria awaits emissaries to arrive with news of Khel's decision, other weighty matters occupy Quaeryt—not the least of which is the fulfillment of his dream to create the world's first Imager academy, where the magical abilities of these powerful casters may be honed, managed, and put to the service of the common good. But before that dream may be realized, or Khel's fateful choice made known, the spectre of high treason threatens to unravel everything Quaeryt has achieved. The Imager Portfolio #1 Imager / #2 Imager’s Challenge / #3 Imager’s Intrigue / #4 Scholar / #5 Princeps / #6 Imager’s Battalion / #7 Antiagon Fire / #8 Rex Regis / #9 Madness in Solidar / #10 Treachery’s Tools / #11 Assassin’s Price Other series by this author: The Saga of Recluce The Corean Chronicles The Spellsong Cycle The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Jerry Scutts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782006753
Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the 'Mighty Eighth' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe's fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich. Aircraft of the Aces 1, 19 and 24 are also available in a single volume as 'Aces of the Mighty Eighth'.
Author : Robert A. Watkins
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 46,52 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780764319877
Relying heavily upon visuals, Battle Colors fills a long standing void in the annals of the Eighth Air Force during World War II. This volume focuses on all forty-eight Bomb Groups comprising the Eighth and features color illustrations depicting the evolution of all fuselage, wing and tail markings assigned to the individual units. Details concerning the proper size, placement, color and configuration of all tactical markings of U.S. Bomber Command are addressed. Group and squadron combat insignia as well as airfield location maps for each unit are also depicted. All bombardment units incorporated within the Eighth are indexed and easily cross-referenced by squadron, group, wing and division assignments. Additionally, all major components comprising the Eighth have been organized into quick reference organizational flow charts that show the actual order-of-battle for the Mighty Eighth. This book is an invaluable tool for anyone with an interest in the history of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in World War II.