Bloody Skies by Nick Veronico
Aviation journalist Nicholas Veronico, author of Boneyard Nose Art, presents a detailed visual history of the well-known U.S. Eighth Air Force and their courageous war in the skies during World War II. Featuring hundreds of photos of American aircraft damaged or shot down by the German Luftwaffe, this book covers all types of U.S. aircraft, from bombers to fighter planes, with detailed captions providing key information on the planes and squadrons, crews, missions, and more. This is the perfect complement to narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, and an ideal reference for military history fans, scholars, and modelers.
Bloody Skies is history revisited with images and elegant as well as concise captions, yet told by an author with deep understanding of both this history"s import and its personal impact upon untold numbers of combatants and their people back home. . This book grabs the reader in ways few history books are capable * Seattle PI 18/12/2014 *
Bloody Skies is history revisited with images and elegant as well as concise captions, yet told by an author with deep understanding of both this history"s import and its personal impact upon untold numbers of combatants and their people back home . . . This book grabs the reader in ways few history books are capable. * Travel For Aircraft 18/12/2014 *
Bloody Skies is history revisited with images and elegant as well as concise captions, yet told by an author with deep understanding of both this history"s import and its personal impact upon untold numbers of combatants and their people back home . . . This book grabs the reader in ways few history books are capable. * Travel For Aircraft 18/12/2014 *
Nick Veronico's previous books include The Blue Angels. He lives near San Francisco.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780811714556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811714551 |
| Title | Bloody Skies |
| Author | Nick Veronico |
| Series | Stackpole Military Photo Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books |
| Year published | 2014-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |