No. 39 B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War

{detailed description}The B-17 saw combat in the Pacific from the moment a formation of these bombers arrived at Pearl Harbor during the midst of the 7 December 1941 attack. A number of Fortresses were destroyed by the Japanese during the raid, and in the subsequent bombing of the Philippines later that same month. However, the survivors fought a rear-guard action that saw them attacking Japanese troops, airfields and warships as the enemy pushed Allied forces out of the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. The saga of the B-17 in the Pacific is a thrilling read. The story is a smaller one than some told in this series, for only five bomb groups operated the B-17 in the Pacific. However, it is rich with the personal tales of men who flew and fought, often against overwhelming odds, in what seemed to many to be forgotten air forces (the Fifth and Thirteenth) in forgotten theatres of war. This volume is the fourth title in the Combat Aircraft series to profile the exploits of America's most famous wartime aircraft.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Martin Bowman
published by Osprey 2003 1st edn. 96pp profusely illustrated with b&w photos, scale drawings and colour artwork, appendices, 18x25 card covers
{condition}fine
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