Blood and Fears by Kevin Wilson - ISBN: 9781474601634
Paperback
WWII’s bomber boys in England: Blood, heroism, and lasting impact.

Blood and Fears

How America's Bomber Boys and Girls in England Won their War

  • Paperback

    560 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2017

Summary

A major new TV series - MASTERS OF THE AIR

How America’s bomber boys and girls in England won their war, and how their English allies responded to them.

‘A gripping tribute to the British-based US 8th Air Force during the Second World War’ Mail on Sunday

‘A brilliant book’ Robert Elms

In this comprehensive history, Kevin Wilson allows the young men of the US 8th Air Force based in Britain during the Se…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474601634
ISBN-10:1474601634
Author:Kevin Wilson
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:560
Release Date:31 May 2017
Weight:440g
Dimensions:198mm x 142mm x 35mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Kevin Wilson has gathered together a treasure trove of unique stories from an incredible range of sources. Tense, thrilling and often tragic, his book brings to vivid life the everyday heroism of the American bomber boys

[A] gripping tribute to the British-based US 8th Air Force during the Second World War - Mail on Sunday

Mr Wilson’s all-guns-blazing history of the USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) boys and girls covers everything from Glenn Miller dances and gifts of silk stockings to nerve-wracking daylight raids over Germany. It flies - Sunday Express

About The Author

Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson has spent most of his working life as a staff journalist on British national newspapers, including the Daily Mail and latterly the Daily and Sunday Express. He is married with three grown-up sons and a daughter.

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