The Mighty Eighth in World War II.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Graham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Luton : Andrews UK, 2011.
Series:Aviation History.
Subjects:
McLaughlin, J. Kemp, > 1918-
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th > History.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military operations, Aerial > American
Biographies
History
Personal narratives > American
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • The Legacy of The EighthBack Matter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Select Bibliography; Also Available.

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