Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler's War Machine (World War II Collection)
by Barrett Tillman
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Regnery History, 2015. Paperback. New. New softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6 x 1 x 9 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix, bibliography, index, and photo plates. 338 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. November 1943—May 1945—The U.S. Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler's vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich's southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent. The story of the Fifteenth Air Force deserves a prideful place in the annals of American gallantry.
In his new book, The Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler's War Machine, Tillman brings into focus a seldom-seen multinational cast of characters, including pilots from Axis nations Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria and many more remarkable individuals. They were the first generation of fliers—few of them professionals—to conduct a strategic bombing campaign against a major industrial nation. They suffered steady attrition and occasionally spectacular losses. In so doing, they contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history.
The Forgotten Fifteenth is the first-ever detailed account of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II and the brave men that history has abandoned. This book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans, current servicemen and their families. Includes glossy photo signature of historic pictures and documents.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. November 1943—May 1945—The U.S. Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler's vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich's southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent. The story of the Fifteenth Air Force deserves a prideful place in the annals of American gallantry.
In his new book, The Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler's War Machine, Tillman brings into focus a seldom-seen multinational cast of characters, including pilots from Axis nations Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria and many more remarkable individuals. They were the first generation of fliers—few of them professionals—to conduct a strategic bombing campaign against a major industrial nation. They suffered steady attrition and occasionally spectacular losses. In so doing, they contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history.
The Forgotten Fifteenth is the first-ever detailed account of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II and the brave men that history has abandoned. This book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans, current servicemen and their families. Includes glossy photo signature of historic pictures and documents.
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- Title
- Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler's War Machine (World War II Collection)
- Author
- Barrett Tillman
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
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- ISBN 10
- 1621574040
- ISBN 13
- 9781621574040
- Publisher
- Regnery History
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- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- Military history, WWII, World War II, Airmen, Hitler, USAF, Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force, War memoir, Aviation, Pilots,
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