Product details
ISBN
9781841765808
Published
2003-02-19
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
362 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, P, U, 01, 06, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
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Biographical note
William Hess is the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association, and is one of the most highly respected aviation writers of his generation. A B-17 crewman during World War 2, Hess has written over 40 books during his long and distinguished career. This is his third title for Osprey. Mark Styling has illustrated several books in both the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18: 'B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force' (part I) and Combat Aircraft 22: 'Mitsubishi Type I Rikko Betty Units of World War 2'.
Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as "minor leaguers" by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a "major league" job on axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing. Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess provides an account of "his air force".
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Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as "minor leaguers" by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a "major league" job on axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in 1943. This work covers the Fifteenth Air Force.
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CHAPTER ONE
THE NUCLEUS
CHAPTER TWO
NORTH AFRICA
CHAPTER THREE
FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX
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Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout.
Product details
ISBN
9781841765808
Published
2003-02-19
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
362 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, P, U, 01, 06, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author
Illustrated by