Mighty Eighth War Diary
London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1981. Quarto, black hardcover, spine embossed with silver lettering and logo, [iv], 508 pp., illustrated throughout with tables and black-and-white photographs. Spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket worn and torn at edges, free endpaper has a library sticker and stamp from the Defence Information Services dated 27 June 1982 and a stamp from the Defence Central Library Campbell Park (ACT, Australia), inside back cover has a library card pocket; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. A detailed day-by-day operational record of the largest striking airforce ever committed to battle: the United States 8th Air Force, which was based in the United Kingdom during World War Two. Freeman covers over a thousand operations carried out between June 1942 and May 1945, detailing numbers of aircraft despatched, units involved, bomb tonnages, claims and losses, and much more. Item #4556
From the Defence Central Library, Campbell Park.
Price (AUD): $60.00