THE MIGHTY EIGHTH: UNITS, MEN AND MACHINES (A HISTORY OF THE US 8TH AIR FORCE)
Written by Roger A. Freeman
Illustrated by John B. Rabbets
Published by Jane's Publishing Company
in 1986
ISBN: 071060355X
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Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- 1. A Winged Eight
- 2. "Damned Eager"
- 3. The Pioneers
- 4. The "Circus" and the "Eightballs"
- 5. Fledgeling Fighters
- 6. Second Wind
- 7. Martin's Maligned Madame
- 8. Blitz Week
- 9. The Mounting Cost
- 10. The Babies
- 11. Summer Fortunes of the Liberators
- 12. "Little Friends"
- 13. Build Up to Big Week
- 14. Big B
- 15. In the Air, On the Ground
- 16. Assembling for Action
- 17. Flak Fortissimo
- 18. May-Day to D-Day
- 19. Fighters Crescendo
- 20. Cloak and Dagger, Rockets and Jets
- 21. Fighter Shield: Neptune and Frantic
- 22. The Sky was Never Still
- 23. Jet Menace
- 24. Focus Cats
- 25. Eventful Yuletide
- 26. Clarion
- 27. The Hunters
- 28. The Cow is Killed
- 29. Diminuendo
- 30. Conclusions