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• Hundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down bythe German LuftwaffePhotos of damaged bomber and fighter planes, plus information ontheir crews and missionsPerfect complement to the narrative accounts in the StackpoleMilitary History S
Aviation journalist Nicholas Veronico, author of Boneyard Nose Art, presents a detailed visual history of the well-known U.S. Eighth Air Force and their courageous war in the skies during World War II. Featuring hundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down by the German Luftwaffe, this book covers all types of U.S. aircraft, from bombers to fighter planes, with detailed captions providing key information on the planes and squadrons, crews, missions, and more. This is the perfect complement to narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, and an ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, and modelers.
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Bloody Skies is history revisited with images and elegant as well as concise captions, yet told by an author with deep understanding of both this history"s import and its personal impact upon untold numbers of combatants and their people back home . . . This book grabs the reader in ways few history books are capable.
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Bloody Skies is history revisited with images and elegant as well as concise captions, yet told by an author with deep understanding of both this history"s import and its personal impact upon untold numbers of combatants and their people back home . . . This book grabs the reader in ways few history books are capable
Seattle PI