'Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force (Aircraft of the Aces)
Contributors: Chris Davey (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: April 20, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781841764375
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; American history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; Military - World War II; Military; History; History - Military / War; Europe; USA; Military - United States; Military - Aviation; History / Military / Aviation
First sentence: Maj Gen William F. Kepner firmly believed in taking the offensive, but it was to be several months after he took over VIII Fighter Command in August 1943 that he was able to put his principles into practice because of a shortage of aircraft.