Castles in the Air: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the U.S. 8th Air Force (Paperback)

by Martin W. Bowman (Author)

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Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc; 1 edition (Jan 1 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574883208
ISBN-13: 978-1574883206
Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 20.6 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 545 g
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This is a new, revised edition of an aviation history classic. CASTLES IN THE AIR recreates, in the words of surviving aircrew members themselves, all the tension and terror of their exhausting sorties deep into enemy airspace, fleshing out other, more impersonal narratives. With its wealth of firsthand information and 175 superlative photographs, this book will be read avidly by all with an interest in World War II.

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A re-issue of one of the classic stories in military literature, the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the US 8th Air Force, and their heroic bombing offense against Nazi Germany from 1942-45. Recreates in the survivors' own words, their experiences in enemy air space. Includes more than 50 new photographs. Softcover.

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