Night and Day Bomber Offensive: Allied Operations in Europe in World War II

Kaplan, Philip ; Currie, Jack

ISBN 10: 1844154513 / ISBN 13: 9781844154517

Published by Pen & Sword Aviation, UK, 2006

About this Item

1st printing. As new with near fine unclipped dust jacket with very small nick to top of jacket spine otherwise fine. Very clean throughout. 272pp 28cm x 24cm approx. This profusely illustrated book (both in colour and black and white) converys what it was like for British and american pilots, aircrew and groundcrew, during their wartime service based in Britain during World War II. It is a vivid and powerful human expression of the bomber airmen's wartime experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Night and Day Bomber Offensive: Allied Operations in Europe in World War II
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844154513
• ISBN 13: 9781844154517
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

For much of WWII, 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 -- a vivid and powerful human expression of the life of not only the bomber airmen, but the medics, the mechanics and beyond.

About the Author

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.