Hit the Target: Eight Men Who Led the Eighth Air Force to Victory Over the Luftwaffe
Eight Men who Led the Eighth Air Force to Victory over the Luftwaffe
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- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2016
Summary
Barely a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Army formed its Eighth Air Force, the first bomber command on either side to commit to strategic daylight bombing, with the goal of defeating the Third Reich from the air. The men of the Eighth paid the price in both lives and blood. Hit the Target introduces readers to those who made the Eighth Air Force the formidable juggernaut it soon became, whose careers paralleled the early history of aviation and who helped to revolutionize airbo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425274187 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0425274187 |
| Author: | Bill Yenne |
| Publisher: | New American Library |
| Imprint: | New American Library |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 150mm x 226mm |
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Praise for Big Week “The author provides a day-by-day account of what took place as German industrial facilities were targeted for attack. Yenne skillfully situates the action, pulling together various threads… Well-written and fast-paced, this will be compelling to specialists and general readers alike.”–Kirkus Reviews
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“This is the greatest flying story of all time… If there was ever an aviation tale that had all the elements of an old school Hollywood blockbuster, Bill Yenne’s Aces High is it. Wake up, Spielberg. This is the screenplay you’ve been looking for.”–Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas Praise for Big Week -The author provides a day-by-day account of what took place as German industrial facilities were targeted for attack. Yenne skillfully situates the action, pulling together various threads… Well-written and fast-paced, this will be compelling to specialists and general readers alike.—Kirkus Reviews Praise for Aces High -This is the greatest flying story of all time… If there was ever an aviation tale that had all the elements of an old school Hollywood blockbuster, Bill Yenne’s Aces High is it. Wake up, Spielberg. This is the screenplay you’ve been looking for.—Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas Praise for Big Week “The author provides a day-by-day account of what took place as German industrial facilities were targeted for attack. Yenne skillfully situates the action, pulling together various threads… Well-written and fast-paced, this will be compelling to specialists and general readers alike.”–Kirkus Reviews Praise for Aces High “This is the greatest flying story of all time… If there was ever an aviation tale that had all the elements of an old school Hollywood blockbuster, Bill Yenne’s Aces High is it. Wake up, Spielberg. This is the screenplay you’ve been looking for.”–Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas Praise for” Big Week” The author provides a day-by-day account of what took place as German industrial facilities were targeted for attack. Yenne skillfully situates the action, pulling together various threads… Well-written and fast-paced, this will be compelling to specialists and general readers alike. “Kirkus Reviews” Praise for “Aces High” This is the greatest flying story of all time… If there was ever an aviation tale that had all the elements of an old school Hollywood blockbuster, Bill Yenne s “Aces High” is it. Wake up, Spielberg. This is the screenplay you ve been looking for. Dan Roam, author of “The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas””
About The Author
Bill Yenne
Bill Yenne is the San Francisco-based author of more than four dozen books on military and historical topics. He is also a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
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