The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.
FREEMAN, Roger A. [Gabby Gabreski; Robin Olds; Joseph Bennett; Walter Beckham; Steve Pisanos; William Allen; Lawrence Powell; Gerald Brown; Edwin Heller; Kit Carson; Urban Drew].
The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.
Roger A. Freeman's The Mighty Eighth; signed on a bookplate by twelve United States Air Force pilots
London: Arms and Armour, 1991.
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Early printing of this detailed and authoritative account of the Eighth Air Force in World War II. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Boldly signed on a The Mighty Eighth bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper by twelve members of the United States Air Force, including: Gabby Gabreski, Robin Olds, Joseph Bennett, Walter Beckham, Steve Pisanos, William Allen, Lawrence Powell, Gerald Brown, Edwin Heller, Kit Carson, and Urban Drew. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Gibbons.
Roger A. Freeman’s 'The Mighty Eighth: A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force' is a comprehensive and meticulously researched chronicle of the Eighth Air Force’s pivotal role in the Allied air campaign over Europe during World War II. Combining operational detail with human experience, Freeman documents the formation, organization, aircraft, and missions of this key strategic bombing force, while also honoring the sacrifices and resilience of the airmen who flew perilous missions over Nazi-occupied territory.
