Blood and Fears

The heroic,dramaticand sometimes tragic history of how the US 8th Air Force changed the course of World War II. The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commanderit was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in FebruaryΓÇötargeting German aircraft production plantsΓÇöto bringing the Luftwaffe to battle over Berlinthe combined US Air Force-Royal Air Force forcesΓÇÖ round-the clock campaign bottled up the German army in Normandy. In this authoritative historyKevin Wilson reveals the blood and heroism of the 8th Air Force. At the same timehe opens up the lives of the Women’s Army Corps and Red Cross girls who served in England with them and feared for the men in the skiesand he hasn’t flinched from recounting the devastation of bombing or the testimony of shocked German civilians. Drawing on first-hand accounts from diarieslettersand his personal audio recordingsthe author has brought to life the ebullient Americans’ interaction with their British counterpartsunveiling stories of humanity and heartbreak. Thanks to America’s bomber boys and girlsthe tide of World War II shifted forever.