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The Mighty Eighth at War

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783830018
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth at War written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Relates how the American Eighth Air Force bombers helped Britain's Royal Air Force in fighting Germany during World War II.”—ProtoView From the beginning of World War II, the RAF’s Bomber Command had been the only means of striking Hitler’s Reich and its war machine. But the entry into the war of the United States—and the subsequent arrival in the UK of the Eighth Air Force—would more than double the Allied capability. The Flying Fortress and Liberator heavy bombers were mostly flown across the Atlantic by their young, green aircrew, and many succumbed en route and never arrived. Flying in northern Europe was a different ball game from American skies and it took a considerable time before the crews familiarized themselves with the vagaries of fog, low cloud, rain and snow. The American bombers bristled with defensive armament and elected to fly in close defensive formation during the day, leaving the RAF to carry out nighttime raids. With the arrival of long-range protective escort fighters, the task became a little easier. This book is the story, including many firsthand accounts, of how the American bomber force helped fight to eventual victory, by decimating German industry and transport systems—and breaking the Nazi war spirit.

The Mighty Eighth

Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9781854095312
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth written by Roger Anthony Freeman and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US 8th Air Force was based in the UK from 1942 onwards, spread exclusively across East Anglia and operating from over 40 locations. The remains of some of these sites can still be found and a few are still airfields. The 8th flew intensive bomber and fighter sorties over Europe. Over 2000 aircraft, mostly B-17s, B-26s and P-47s, involving 150,000 men and a vastly sophisticated supply chain, were engaged in a ceaseless war of high-altitude daylight precision bombing that did much to secure eventual Allied success.

The Mighty Eighth

Author : Gerald Astor
Publisher : Dutton Caliber
ISBN 13 : 0425281574
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth written by Gerald Astor and published by Dutton Caliber. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the skies of World War II Europe, the Eighth Air Force was a defining factor in turning the tide against the Nazis. In these gripping oral histories, the sacrifice, savagery, and supremacy of the “Mighty Eighth” is described by those who experienced it...and survived it. At the outbreak of World War II, America was woefully unprepared for a fight, though Europe was already years into the battle. Soon, though, America’s war machine was rolling out pilots, engineers, planes, and materials in astounding numbers. It was called the Eighth Air Force—and it would hit the Nazi juggernaut like a lightning bolt. Launching a then-groundbreaking campaign of daylight bombing runs, the men of the Eighth would suffer more casualties than the entire Marine Corps in the Pacific theater. But they would also prove to be the most effective weapon against the enemy, taking out strategic targets such as munitions plants and factories that were vital to the German war effort and grinding them to a halt. In The Mighty Eighth, the men who fought in the greatest air war in human history tell their stories of courage and camaraderie as only those who were there can tell them.

Mighty Eighth War Diary

Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780710600387
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Mighty Eighth War Diary written by Roger A. Freeman and published by Ihs Global Incorporated. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A day by day operational record of the United States 8th Air Force which was based in the United Kingdom during World War II.

The Mighty Eighth

Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304357086
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth written by Roger Anthony Freeman and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Mighty Eighth

Author : John Wayne Goodson
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617393401
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth written by John Wayne Goodson and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mighty Eighth affirms the elected civilian authority as the arbiter of military rules of engagement while lamenting its consequences. The General McChrystal drama illustrates the selfless sacrifice military leaders will make to achieve combat objectives with minimum loss of life despite shackling political restrictions. During the Vietnam War, it took a regime change and another general shown on the front cover to finally employ the war ending strategy called 'the 11 day war.' Lt. Col. Wayne Goodson, USAF, (Ret.), reveals a long awaited truth about the everyday drama, personal and otherwise, of Anderson AFB, Guam. Goodson exposes the roles of the national media, liberal politicians and academia that led to public distain of the military. Goodson attempts to alter secular, unpatriotic attitudes in honor of the B-52 aircrews of the Strategic Air Command and the role they carried out to end the Vietnam War. 'The Mighty Eighth is a masterful piece that pulls the whole story together from the Azores to Guam. You will find yourself inserted in the personal experiences of Lt. Col. John Wayne Goodson (Ret.), while learning the around the clock happenings on Guam and details of the ongoing B-52/KC-135 operations. ' —Lt. Gen. George H. McKee, USAF, (Ret.)

The Mighty Eighth in Color

Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth in Color written by Roger A. Freeman and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 1992 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.

David & the Mighty Eighth

Author : Marjorie Hodgson Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931721936
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book David & the Mighty Eighth written by Marjorie Hodgson Parker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When, during the London Blitz, he and his older sister are evacuated to go live on their grandparents' East Anglia farm, a young English boy finds it difficult to adjust to his new life until the arrival of the pilots and crews of the U.S. Eight Air Force at nearby airfields brings excitement, friendship, and hope for the future.

Mission 85

Author : Ivo de Jong
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 081171201X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Mission 85 written by Ivo de Jong and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on vivid firsthand accounts from American and German pilots and crews, this minute-by-minute chronicle reconstructs the fierce combat in the skies over Holland, describing the mistakes and misfortunes that left targets undestroyed and soured the anticipated 'milk run'"--Page 4 of cover.

The Mighty Eighth in Art

Author : Roger A. Freeman
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781854094735
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth in Art written by Roger A. Freeman and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Luck of the Draw

Author : Frank Murphy
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250284163
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Luck of the Draw written by Frank Murphy and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?” —Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, as featured in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of NBC, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy. “A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. A truly extraordinary story!” —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Flight Surgeon

Author : Thurman Shuller
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 0875657842
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Flight Surgeon written by Thurman Shuller and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Thurman Shuller’s war diary traces his story from Las Vegas Army Airfield in the summer of 1941 to the desperate days of the air war in Europe. The group surgeon character in the motion picture Twelve O’clock High was based on Shuller during his time as Group Surgeon of the famed 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh, England, where he struggled with finding medical solutions for high altitude frostbite, oxygen deprivation, combat fatigue, and a growing crisis of hopelessness among the air crews. Shuller campaigned for setting the maximum number of missions for air crews to fly in a combat tour and argued for the elimination of "Maximum Effort" missions that forced them back to base from furloughs and passes. Shuller’s diary brings his wartime experience back to life. His descriptions of the journey across the North Atlantic in the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress are vivid and personal. His accounts about life among the British during the war bring a fresh look at the air war as it emerged from the pleasant meadowlands of East Anglia. Royalties for the book are being donated to the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force (www.mightyeighth.org).

The Mighty Eighth War Manual

Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304358465
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (584 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth War Manual written by Roger Anthony Freeman and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Putting into the air the largest striking force ever committed to battle was a highly complex task and remains one of the great achievements of the war. With more than three hundred photographs and dozens of line drawings, this book relates the procedures and the improvisations that lay behind the success of this mighty air force. Over 1,700 aircraft at a time, involving 15,000 men and a vastly sophisticated supply chain, were engaged in a ceaseless war of high altitude daylight precision bombing that did much to secure eventual allied success.

The Mighty Eighth in WWII

Author : J. Kemp McLaughlin
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813145732
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Mighty Eighth in WWII written by J. Kemp McLaughlin and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On an early morning in the fall of 1942, Kemp McLaughlin's group set out for a raid on a French target. Immediately after dropping its bombs, McLaughlin's plane was hit. A huge fire burned a four-foot hole in his wing, his waist gunner bailed out, his radio operator was wounded, the plane lost all oxygen, and his pilot put on a parachute and sat on the escape hatch, waiting for the plane to explode. And this was only McLaughlin's first sortie. McLaughlin went on to pilot the mission command plane on the second raid against Schweinfurt, the largest air raid in history, which resulted in the destruction of 70 percent of German ball bearing production capability. McLaughlin also participated in the bombing of heavy water installations in Norway. The Mighty Eighth in WWII also includes the stories of downed pilots in France and Holland who traveled under the cover of night through the countryside, evading the Nazis who had seen their planes go down. As a group leader, McLaughlin was responsible for the planning and execution of air raids, forced to follow the directives of senior (and sometimes less informed) officers. His position as one of the managers of the massive sky trains allows him to provide unique insight into the work of maintenance and armament crews, preflight briefings, and off-duty activities of the airmen. No other memoir of World War II reveals so much about both the actual bombing runs against Nazi Germany and the management of personnel and material that made those airborne armadas possible.

Blood and Fears: How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II

Author : Kevin Wilson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681773791
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Blood and Fears: How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II written by Kevin Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroic, dramatic, and sometimes tragic history of how the US 8th Air Force changed the course of World War II. The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in February—targeting German aircraft production plants—to bringing the Luftwaffe to battle over Berlin, the combined US Air Force-Royal Air Force forces’ round-the clock campaign bottled up the German army in Normandy. Day after day, the American bomber boys watched their comrades burn to death in blazing bombers, or observed their comrades being thrown out of exploding aircraft without parachutes and sink with their crippled aircraft in the freezing North Sea. But by the following spring they had destroyed the Nazi’s fighting spirit and saw Germany broken in two. In this authoritative history, Kevin Wilson reveals the blood and heroism of the 8th Air Force. At the same time, he opens up the lives of the Women's Army Corps and Red Cross girls who served in England with them and feared for the men in the skies, and he hasn't flinched from recounting the devastation of bombing or the testimony of shocked German civilians. Drawing on first-hand accounts from diaries, letters, and his personal audio recordings, the author has brought to life the ebullient Americans' interaction with their British counterparts, unveiling stories of humanity and heartbreak. Thanks to America's bomber boys and girls, the tide of World War II shifted forever.

Masters of the Air

Author : Donald L. Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743235452
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Masters of the Air written by Donald L. Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the German people. Fighting at 25,000 feet in thin, freezing air that no warriors had ever encountered before, bomber crews battled new kinds of assaults on body and mind. Air combat was deadly but intermittent: periods of inactivity and anxiety were followed by short bursts of fire and fear. Unlike infantrymen, bomber boys slept on clean sheets, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of Glenn Miller's Air Force band, which toured U.S. air bases in England. But they had a much greater chance of dying than ground soldiers. In 1943, an American bomber crewman stood only a one-in-five chance of surviving his tour of duty, twenty-five missions. The Eighth Air Force lost more men in the war than the U.S. Marine Corps. The bomber crews were an elite group of warriors who were a microcosm of America -- white America, anyway. (African-Americans could not serve in the Eighth Air Force except in a support capacity.) The actor Jimmy Stewart was a bomber boy, and so was the "King of Hollywood," Clark Gable. And the air war was filmed by Oscar-winning director William Wyler and covered by reporters like Andy Rooney and Walter Cronkite, all of whom flew combat missions with the men. The Anglo-American bombing campaign against Nazi Germany was the longest military campaign of World War II, a war within a war. Until Allied soldiers crossed into Germany in the final months of the war, it was the only battle fought inside the German homeland. Strategic bombing did not win the war, but the war could not have been won without it. American airpower destroyed the rail facilities and oil refineries that supplied the German war machine. The bombing campaign was a shared enterprise: the British flew under the cover of night while American bombers attacked by day, a technique that British commanders thought was suicidal. Masters of the Air is a story, as well, of life in wartime England and in the German prison camps, where tens of thousands of airmen spent part of the war. It ends with a vivid description of the grisly hunger marches captured airmen were forced to make near the end of the war through the country their bombs destroyed. Drawn from recent interviews, oral histories, and American, British, German, and other archives, Masters of the Air is an authoritative, deeply moving account of the world's first and only bomber war.

A Blood-Dimmed Tide

Author : Gerald Astor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698404971
Total Pages : 727 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book A Blood-Dimmed Tide written by Gerald Astor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on firsthand accounts by survivors of the bloody Battle of the Bulge, diaries, letters, and official documents, this study describes the events of the campaign, hardships faced by the soldiers, the battle's horrifying costs, and the controversy surrounding the campaign.