The Mighty Eighth in World War II.

In May 1942, five months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the first aircraft and crews of the newly-formed Eighth US Army Air Force arrived in England. Over the next two years their numbers swelled to a massive and powerful force of bombers and fighters described by one USAAF General as 'the...

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Main Author: Smith, Graham
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Language:English
Published: Luton : Andrews UK, 2011.
Series:Aviation History.
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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Dedication; Map of Eighth Air Force Airfields; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Mighty Eighth; The Eighth Air Force; The Airfields; The Aircraft; The Airmen; Yankee Doodle Goes To War; Eaker's 'Piddling Little Force'; 'Brought To The Brink Of Disaster'; From 'Black Week' To Beyond; A New Year and a New Commander; Battling to 'Big B'; 'Charged With a Most Solemn Obligation'; Focus Cats, Carpetbaggers, Night Owls ... ; The Restless Skies; 'When Will It All Be Over? By Christmas?'; Upwards And Onwards To Victory. 
505 8 |a The Legacy of The EighthBack Matter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Select Bibliography; Also Available. 
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