{"product_id":"8th-air-force-at-war-memories-and-missions-england-1942-45","title":"8TH AIR FORCE AT WAR — Memories and missions, England 1942-45","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eEye-witness accounts, photos, and stories from US 8th Air Force airmen and English civilians during WWII. A tribute to the courage and camaraderie of those who lived through the daylight bombing offensive over Germany from Eastern England bases, 1942-45.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781852604448\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1852604441\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartin W. Bowman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrick Stephens Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e216\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.5 x 25.5 x 2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• BASES AÉRIENNES - ESCADRILLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a century on, this major collection of memorabilia recalls with moving clarity the life and times of the \u003cem\u003eUnited States Eighth Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e, based in Eastern England during \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e to provide the daylight strike arm of the Allied round-the-clock bombing offensive over Germany and occupied Europe. From the airmen themselves, and from the English people living near the bases who opened their hearts and homes to the high-spirited young heroes, has been gathered a wealth of anecdotes, poems, diary extracts, stories, photographs, cartoons and advertisements, most of them never before published. They provide both an intimate record of the war years and a tribute to the courage and dedication of all those involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were painful years. Life expectancy was short for the airmen of the \u003cem\u003eUnited States Eighth Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e in Britain during \u003cem\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/em\u003e, tasked with providing the daylight strike arm of the Allied round-the-clock bombing raids over Germany and occupied Europe. But the time they did have was lived to the full, and the people of Eastern England, where the Americans were based, took those brave young men to their hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf a century on, the memories remain fresh. This major collection of eye-witness anecdotes, letters, stories, diary extracts, poems, photographs and cartoons — most of them never before published — recalls those years with extraordinary clarity. Meticulously researched from \u003cem\u003eU.S. Army Air Forces\u003c\/em\u003e service personnel and British civilians who were there, it is a “warts and all” record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book tells of the horrors of combat, the glory and grief, the religious beliefs and superstitions, the discipline of military life, even courts-martial and a murder. There is plenty of humour, of course — along with glimpses of social adventures on “pass” to London, romantic interludes, and the enduring warmth shared by the American visitors and the local population once each side had grown accustomed to the other’s “foreign” ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin W. Bowman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53738188341594,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_ebf0583d-54e7-42f0-87b5-0c7962726aa2.jpeg?v=1772705449","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/8th-air-force-at-war-memories-and-missions-england-1942-45","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}