商品簡介
For much of World War II England provided the only western European base from which British and American air forces could take the war into Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany. The American Eighth and Ninth Air Forces struck enemy targets by day at great distances, often on raids of eight or nine hours duration, while the RAF flew most of its demanding missions at night. This highly illustrated book conveys what it was like for pilots, aircrew and groundcrew during their wartime service. It not only takes the reader on typical USAAF and RAF raids, but it also depicts the work of the mechanics and fitters as they struggled to keep battered aircraft airworthy. It shows how the medics coped with the countless wounded who returned from the raids and looks at the places where the airmen relaxed within the various bases or in the local villages and towns. It includes period and later images of the bases, the aircraft, memorials and relevant locations in Britain, France and Germany. It is a vivid and powerful human expression of the bomber airman's wartime experience.
作者簡介
Philip Kaplan is a well-known military historian whose previous books include Round the Clock, Day Bomber Offensive, and Wolfpack. He lives in Cheltenham, England.