ISBN: 9781472865625 - bloody skies: xv fighter command against all odds (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Hardcover. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This book details the operations of the USAAF?s overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the ?The Forgotten Fifteenth,? as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth?s contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth?s air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails ? the Tuskegee Airmen ? the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th?s ?Checkertail Clan,? and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. 2026. Hardback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.22x6.03x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.22x6.03x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.22x6.03x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book details the operations of the USAAF's overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the 'The Forgotten Fifteenth,' as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth's contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth's air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails - the Tuskegee Airmen - the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th's 'Checkertail Clan,' and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.…

Zustand: NEW.