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The Mighty Eighth
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Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2001
The Mighty Eighth written by Roger Anthony Freeman and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
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
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Author : Gerald Astor
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Caliber
Release Date : 2015-09
The Mighty Eighth written by Gerald Astor and has been published by Dutton Caliber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
The Mighty Eighth In Wwii
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Author : J. Kemp McLaughlin
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-04-23
The Mighty Eighth In Wwii written by J. Kemp McLaughlin and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
The Mighty Eighth In Wwii A Memoir
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Author : J. Kemp McLaughlin USAFR (Ret.)
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2006
The Mighty Eighth In Wwii A Memoir written by J. Kemp McLaughlin USAFR (Ret.) and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Mighty Eighth
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Author : Gerald Astor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-09-01
The Mighty Eighth written by Gerald Astor and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with History categories.
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.
The Mighty Eighth In Color
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Author : Roger A. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)
Release Date : 1992
The Mighty Eighth In Color written by Roger A. Freeman and has been published by Specialty Press (MN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.
The Lucky Ones
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Author : Erik Dyreborg
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-10
The Lucky Ones written by Erik Dyreborg and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10 with History categories.
The Lucky Ones is a collection of stories gathered from the wartime experiences of a few US airmen who served in the 8th Air Force Bomb Groups in England during WWII. The stories in this collection, narrated by the airmen themselves, recount the harrowing adventures the airmen endured in their most trying missions over Europe. These are stories of encounters with enemy fighters, struggles to control flak-damaged planes, grueling crash landings, and desperate bail-outs from burning planes. Many airmen, fortunate enough to survive these experiences, were captured by the Germans once on the ground. Their treatment at the hands of their captors is painfully re-told here. Miraculously some airmen managed to evade captivity and escape the Germans, sometimes as an entire crew. In the course of the war, more than 30,000 young Americans lost their lives over Europe. As one airman said: “The real heroes...were the many...who died in combat.” These are the stories of other heroes who survived what seemed certain death. These are the stories of The Lucky Ones.
The Mighty Eighth
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Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Mighty Eighth written by Roger Anthony Freeman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Mighty Eighth At War
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Author : Martin W. Bowman
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2010-09-30
The Mighty Eighth At War written by Martin W. Bowman and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with History categories.
“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
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Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2000
The Mighty Eighth written by Roger Anthony Freeman and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
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.