We Were Eagles Volume Two
The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944
Seiten
2016
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-5908-4 (ISBN)
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-5908-4 (ISBN)
- Titel z.Zt. nicht lieferbar
- Portofrei ab CHF 40
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
A must-have for anyone interested in military history and the Second World War in the air.
The Americans’ second year of the war saw the Eighth Air Force finally bombing Berlin, or ‘Big-B’ as it was known. The arrival in the theatre of an ever-increasing number of escort fighters, such as the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang, meant that the close-knit formations of bombers could roam further afield without the punitive losses suffered a year earlier. ‘Little Friends’ rode to the rescue of their ‘Big Friends’ but ‘tail-end Charlies’ could be cut down almost unnoticed and ‘unlucky’ groups such as the ‘Bloody Hundredth’ and the 445th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators who roamed too far suffered grievously. An Allied victory was never in doubt and the air offensive hastened its end but German aircraft production never faltered despite the assault on the war industries. City bombing failed to break German spirit, enemy oil still flowed and jet planes would offer the enemy hope, and the bomber boys pain.
In this second volume, Martin W. Bowman tells the story of the Eighth Air Force’s campaign over Germany and Occupied Europe in the words of the men who flew the missions.
The Americans’ second year of the war saw the Eighth Air Force finally bombing Berlin, or ‘Big-B’ as it was known. The arrival in the theatre of an ever-increasing number of escort fighters, such as the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang, meant that the close-knit formations of bombers could roam further afield without the punitive losses suffered a year earlier. ‘Little Friends’ rode to the rescue of their ‘Big Friends’ but ‘tail-end Charlies’ could be cut down almost unnoticed and ‘unlucky’ groups such as the ‘Bloody Hundredth’ and the 445th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators who roamed too far suffered grievously. An Allied victory was never in doubt and the air offensive hastened its end but German aircraft production never faltered despite the assault on the war industries. City bombing failed to break German spirit, enemy oil still flowed and jet planes would offer the enemy hope, and the bomber boys pain.
In this second volume, Martin W. Bowman tells the story of the Eighth Air Force’s campaign over Germany and Occupied Europe in the words of the men who flew the missions.
Martin W. Bowman is one of Britain's leading aviation authors, with over 100 published books on the Second World War and post-war aviation history, and several on the landscape of East Anglia. He has also established an international reputation for his superb imagery and aerial photography. He has a passion for flying in military aircraft. He lives in Norwich, Norfolk.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.07.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | We Were Eagles |
| Zusatzinfo | 32 Plates, color |
| Verlagsort | Chalford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 124 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 231 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4456-5908-5 / 1445659085 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4456-5908-4 / 9781445659084 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Geschichte einer wilden Handlung
Buch | Hardcover (2024)
C.H.Beck (Verlag)
CHF 47,60
