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Blood and fears : how America's bomber boys of the 8th air force saved World War II / Kevin Wilson.

by Wilson, Kevin, 1942- author.

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New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.

9781681773193 (hbk.)

xvi, 541 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Winter. 'He had us dead to rights' ; 'Things are going to be tough from now on' ; 'A gasp of surprise and dread' ; 'What are those fools trying to do, kill all of us' -- Spring. 'Hiya Baby! Lovely day, isn't it?' ; 'Up and down the streets people jeered and spat at me' -- Summer. 'Invasion! No longer just a gleam in the General's eye' ; 'An Me 109 came at me head on. I was terrified' ; 'Couldn't sleep. Kept seeing ships exploding' ; 'Some were blazing and some were blown to bits' ; 'All hell broke loose' -- Autumn. 'Bodies were scattered all over the area' ; 'The greatest air battle of this war' -- Winter. 'I bet our lives' ; 'So cold tears came into my eyes' ; 'The birds were really flying. What a sight!' ; 'Sitting off my wings was an Me 109' -- Spring. 'Let the English celebrate' ; 'I can't get away from the things I've seen'.

The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in February

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