B-17 Combat Missions [Import] [Hardcover]

Martin Bowman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble; 2nd Printing edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760789355
• ISBN-13: 978-1853677540
• ASIN: 185367754X
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 10.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #780,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Look at the Mighty Eighth!, February 7, 2008

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: B-17 Combat Missions (Hardcover)

More books have probably been written about the 8th Air Force than all other WWII USAAF Air Forces combined. The latest 8th AF book, by Martin Bowman, takes a somewhat fresh approach to the subject, blending first-hand combat accounts with color photographs of B-17 interiors/exteriors and the equipment used by Flying Fort crewmen.

Each chapter in Bowman's book describes a crew position (navigator, pilot, ball gunner, etc.), telling that individual's duties and environment followed by one or more narratives by actual 8th AF personnel who served in that capacity. Though some of the history and photos have been seen before, Bowman includes enough new material to make the book worthwhile. Likewise the color photos of flak vests, bombsights, A-2 jackets, helmets, etc. give an immediacy to those long-ago warriors.

Barnes & Noble sells B-17 COMBAT MISSIONS, and its stablemate U-BOAT COMBAT MISSIONS, under its own imprint as a remainder book for $5.95. Given its low price along with the color photographs and new material, Bowman's book can't be beat. If possible, I would have given B-17 COMBAT MISSIONS 4 1/2 stars. Why not 5? No index! Recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, March 28, 2011

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Homer Jay "Homer" (The Great White North) - See all my reviews

This review is from: B-17 Combat Missions (Hardcover)

As written above, you are taken through each position in the B-17 with wonderful color phots and more, a true treasure trove for those of us who build scale models of this famous WWII bomber

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book, July 20, 2011

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Slimebo (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: B-17 Combat Missions Fighters, Flak, and Forts: First-Hand Accounts of Mighty 8th Operations Over Germany (Hardcover)

This is a really nice book. It has detailed pictures and information that is really helpful. Very nice book for anyone interested in the 8th Air Force history during WW II over Germany. Alot of facts.