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.

About the Author
Nick Veronico's previous books include The Blue Angels. He lives near San Francisco.

Reviews
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780811714556
Author Nick Veronico
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Stackpole Books
Publisher Stackpole Books