Fields of Little America: An Illustrated History of the 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 1942-1945
by Martin W. Bowman
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1852601302
- ISBN 13
- 9781852601300
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
London, UK : Patrick Stephens Limited , 1988 Patrick Stephens Limited, London, UK. 1988. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear and scattered bumping to wrap edges; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light crease to lower front corner. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 115 pp 4to. Little America was a parochial corner of Eastern England that was home to thousands of US servicemen as a launching pad for countless raids into the heart of Nazi Germany in WWII. This is the story of the men who transformed the muddy East Anglican fields , flew from them, and learned to call them home. This history of the 2nd Air Division of the 8th Air Force from 1942 until the end o the was is packed with eye-witness accounts of combat and notable missions, as well as many contemporary photographs, provides a unique prospective on wartime bomber missions. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015853
- Title
- Fields of Little America: An Illustrated History of the 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 1942-1945
- Author
- Martin W. Bowman
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1852601302
- ISBN 13
- 9781852601300
- Publisher
- Patrick Stephens Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- East Anglican Europe, Eastern England, airplanes, World War II, 8th United States Air Force, 2nd Air Division, bomber aircraft. B-24 liberator aircraft, Nazi Germany, bombing runs, daylight bombing of Germany, night bombing of Germany, B-24 Units, D-Day,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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