Blood and fears : how America's bomber boys of the 8th Air Force saved World War II

Blood and fears How America's bomber boys of the 8th Air Force saved World War II

Kevin Wilson, 1942-

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Subjects
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Published
New York : Pegasus Books 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Kevin Wilson, 1942- (author)
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition
Physical Description
xvi, 541 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-521) and index.
ISBN
9781681773193
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Maps
  • Introduction
  • Winter
  • 1. 'He had us dead to rights'
  • 2. 'Things are going to be tough from now on'
  • 3. 'A gasp of surprise and dread'
  • 4. 'What are those fools trying to do, kill all of us'
  • Spring
  • 5. 'Hiya Baby! Lovely day, isn't it?'
  • 6. 'Up and down the streets people jeered and spat at me'
  • Summer
  • 7. 'Invasion! No longer just a gleam in the General's eye'
  • 8. 'An Me 109 came at me head on. I was terrified'
  • 9. 'Couldn't sleep. Kept seeing ships exploding'
  • 10. 'Some were blazing and some were blown to bits'
  • 11. All hell broke loose'
  • Autumn
  • 12. 'Bodies were scattered all over the area'
  • 13. 'The greatest air battle of this war'
  • Winter
  • 14. 'I bet our lives'
  • 15. 'So cold tears came into my eyes'
  • 16. The birds were really flying. What a sight!'
  • 17. 'Sitting off my wing was an Me 109'
  • Spring
  • 18. 'Let the English celebrate'
  • 19. 'I can't get away from the things I've seen'
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

The defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II required the combined action of army, naval, and aerial forces as well as close coordination with the Allies. A significant example of this coordinated effort is the daytime and nighttime bombing of Germany by the American Eighth Air Force and the British Royal Air Force. Formed in 1942, the Eighth Air Force, led by Gen. James Doolittle starting in 1944, began systematically bombing German industrial and military targets, effectively limiting their strength. By war's end, the Eighth Air Force had lost 26,000 men while dropping over 700,000 tons of bombs on Germany. Journalist Wilson has crafted a highly readable and intimate account based on letters, diaries, and oral histories of not only the men involved but also the women who served with them in the Red Cross and the Women's Army Corps. For libraries that already own Donald Miller's Master's of the Air, Wilson's book would be a fine counterpart, especially with its attention to the contributions of women. VERDICT A well-researched and well-written history of a significant aspect of World War II. For most collections.-Ed Goedeken, Iowa State Univ. Lib., Ames © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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