America's Top WWII Aces In Their Own Words
Subtitle: Eighth Air Force
Publisher: Zenith Press; MBI
Published: January 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780760310748
Subjects: American history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military - Aviation; History; History - Military / War; World War, 1939-1945; Military; USA; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; Fighter pilots; Aerial operations, American; Biography; Personal narratives, American; United States
First sentence: When the Eighth Air Force inaugurated the heavy bombardment of Europe in August 1942, Maj. Gen. Ira Eaker felt that his bombers would be able to take care of themselves.