B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War
Martin Bowman
(Author)
Mark Styling
(Illustrator)
Description
The B-17 saw combat in the Pacific from the moment a formation of these bombers arrived at Pearl Harbor during the midst of the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack. By the end of World War II (1939-1945), SB-17 rescue craft were saving combat crews in the waters off Japan. This book reveals why, to the public, the Flying Fortress was better known than the Spitfire, the Boeing 747, or Lindbergh's Spirit of St Louis. The name recognition enjoyed by the B-17 was that company's reason for creating B-17 Steak Sauce and Osprey's reason to round out the saga of this great wartime aircraft.
Product Details
Price
$25.00
$23.25
Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK)
Publish Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.29 X 9.78 X 0.32 inches | 0.66 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781841764818
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About the Author
Robert F Dorr is a well respected author of long-standing reputation - he has written over a dozen books for Osprey over the years. His histories on modern American combat aircraft like the F-101 Voodoo and A-6 Intruder have set the standard for works of this type. His ability to combine 'crew speak' with concise editorial comment gives his books a unique and revealing style of their own.
