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 / diagrams, oversize(11 x 8.5 inches approx.), light blue cloth lettered and insignia in gilt at spine, decorative head bands, 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, inscribed to original owner and signed by author, with slightly stained and worn 8th Air Force embroidered badge loosely inserted, light rubbing at edges of boards, upeer edge of text block sl. tanned, two old sello stains front pastedown, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., slight loss at head of spine repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper,
Keywords: war ww2 army usaaf 8th air force norfolk suffolk cambridgeshire fighter bomber heavy boeing flying fortress b17 b-17 consolidated ford liberator b24 b-24 1st 2nd 4th 13th 14th 20th 40th 41st 45th 93rd 94th 95th 96th combat bombardment wing lightning thund
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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 / diagrams, oversize(11 x 8.5 inches approx.), light blue cloth lettered and insignia in gilt at spine, decorative head bands, 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, inscribed to original owner and signed by author, with slightly stained and worn 8th Air Force embroidered badge loosely inserted, light rubbing at edges of boards, upeer edge of text block sl. tanned, two old sello stains front pastedown, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., slight loss at head of spine repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper,
Keywords: war ww2 army usaaf 8th air force norfolk suffolk cambridgeshire fighter bomber heavy boeing flying fortress b17 b-17 consolidated ford liberator b24 b-24 1st 2nd 4th 13th 14th 20th 40th 41st 45th 93rd 94th 95th 96th combat bombardment wing lightning thund
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- Book number: 43662
- Book number: 43662
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