Author: Freeman, Roger A.,
Title: THE MIGHTY EIGHTH : UNITS, MEN AND MACHINES - (A History of the US 8th Army Air Force).
Description: Macdonald, London, 1970, 2nd imp., [vi], 311pp, 14pp coloured ills. by John B. Rabbets, numerous in text half tone photo ills., maps and diagrams, large format (11 x 8.5 inches approx.), light blue cloth lettered and insignia in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, the first detailed and well-illustrated history of the US 8th Army Air Force from its inception in January 1942 until its departure from the UK at the end of hostilities in Europe, tracing the early history and followed by detailed accounts of oiperations with an emphasis on the combat units, their men and aircraft, with a reference section including statistics on every bomber and fighter formation, heavy, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned and faintly foxed, faint foxing to endpapers and prelims., dustwrapper: upper and lower edges once tape protected (removed) and now relined, some staining to upper and lower edges, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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