Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Book Overview

A vivid history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.

On August 7, 1942, two major events occurred on opposite sides of the planet. In the South Pacific, the United States went on the offensive with the First Marine Division landing on Guadalcanal. In England, 12 B-17 bombers of Eighth Air Force bombed the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472855485
• ISBN13: 9781472855480
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"