B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Martin Bowman
Illustrated by Mark Styling
SeriesCombat Aircraft
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:116
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreSecond world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781841760216
ClassificationsDewey:940.544973
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 100 b/w; 30 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 17 April 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Boeing B-17 has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, the huge four-engined heavy day bomber taking the fight to Germany from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. The primary operator of the Flying Fortress in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth'. This volume, which is the first of two dealing exclusively with the 'Mighty Eighth', covers the 15 Bomb Groups of the First Air Division, each of which controlled four squadrons. The evolution of the force is traced through first-hand accounts of those individuals that took part in the action.

Author Biography

Norwich-based Martin Bowman has written several volumes on the Mosquito, plus countless works on the USAAF. Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18