Gregory Fremont-Barnes examines the lives of the American Bomber
Crewmen of the Eighth Air Force, 'The Mighty Eighth', who manned,
maintained and repaired the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and the B-24
Liberators that flew from the airfields of England. He highlights the
physical and psychological strain placed on these men, who required
brute strength to control the aircraft on long bombing missions and
extraordinary endurance to fly for hours at 20,000 feet at
temperatures below freezing in unpressurised cabins. In addition to
this, with Luftwaffe fighters and anti-aircraft fire to contend with,
it required incredible skill and some luck to return from a mission
unscathed. This book is a fitting tribute to these often uncelebrated
heroes who took the war deep into the Third Reich, as well as a
fascinating historical account of their experiences.
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ISBN
9781782000501
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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