Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey Clean Sweep. VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45

Name: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey: Clean Sweep. VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
Brand: Osprey Publishing
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English text, paperback, 16 plates with bw-photos. 464 pages.

Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer No.: 9781472855480

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"Clean Sweep" is a vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Germany.
On August 7, 1942, two events of major military importance occurred on separate sides of the planet. In the South Pacific, the United States went on the offensive, landing the First Marine Division at Guadalcanal. In England, 12 B-17 bombers of the new Eighth Air Force's 97th Bombardment Group bombed the RouenSotteville railroad marshalling yards in France. While the mission was small, the aerial struggle that began that day would ultimately cost the United States more men killed and wounded by the end of the war in Europe than the Marines would lose in the Pacific War.
"Clean Sweep" is the story of the creation, development and operation of the Eighth Air Force Fighter Command and the battle to establish daylight air superiority over the Luftwaffe so that the invasion of Europe could be successful.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey
Title: Clean Sweep. VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
Details: English text, paperback, 16 plates with bw-photos. 464 pages.
Series: Osprey - Sonderausgaben