The Mighty Eighth : Units, Men and Machines : A History of the U.S. 8th Air Force, Revised Edition
by Freeman, Roger A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine condition/Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 071060355X
- ISBN 13
- 9780710603555
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About This Item
London: Jane's, 1987. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (£15 net). No chips. No tears. No creases. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with maps, hundreds of WW2-era photographs. Including portraits and biographical sketches of many USAF fighter aces, general officers, and 14 Medal of Honor winners. There are also 14 pages of full-color airplane paintings by John B. Rabbets. Thirty-page appendix gives Unit Reference Histories with wing & command assignments, component squadrons, combat aircraft, station, group CO, claims to fame, missions, total credit sorties, MIA, enemy aircraft destroyed, total bomb tonnage, early & subsequent history, etc. Bound in the original maroon boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "This new, revised edition of the internationally acclaimed work by Roger A. Freeman incorporates many amendments and detail corrections that have come to light since THE MIGHTY EIGHTH was first published in 1970. The most authoritative and best known reference history of the US Eight Air Force from its inception to the end of hostilities in Europe, this book concentrates on its operations from the United Kingdom.". Revised edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Rabbets, John B. (jacket art and interior drawings). (vi), 311pp.
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- Title
- The Mighty Eighth : Units, Men and Machines : A History of the U.S. 8th Air Force, Revised Edition
- Author
- Freeman, Roger A
- Illustrator
- Rabbets, John B. (jacket art and interior drawings)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised edition
- ISBN 10
- 071060355X
- ISBN 13
- 9780710603555
- Publisher
- Jane's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation / Aeronautics / Space Travel;
- Size
- (vi), 311pp
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