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The 464th Bomb Group in WWII - in Action
over the Third Reich with the B-24 Liberator
Michael Hill. Flying the legendary B-24 Liberator,
the464thBomb Group wasstationed atPantanella,
Italy and flew combat missions against the heart of
Hitler’s Third Reich. This is their history as told by
daily records, personal stories and interviews with
the men who served with the 464th.
Size:8.5”x11”•500bw/colorphotos•264pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1628-1•hard•$59.95
365th Fighter Squadron in WWII - in Action
over Europe with the P-47 Kent Miller. This
book presents the 365th’s day-to-day operations
and is interspersed with quotes from the group and
squadron records, Missing Aircrew Reports, and
the men themselves. In addition, an exhaustive
appendix and nearly two hundred photos give
readers a look into the combat activities of this
long overlooked Army Air Force unit.
Size:8.5”x11”•190bwphotos•240pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2427-6•hard•$59.95
The 370th Fighter Group in WWII: in Action
over Europe with the P-38 and P-51 Jay
Jones. The 370th was organized in 1943 to fly the
P-47. When the group arrived in England in early
1944, they were assigned to the 9th Air Force
and converted to fly P-38s. They were involved in
every major Allied offensive from D-Day onward.
Size:8.5”x11”•700bw/colorphotos•448pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1779-2•hard•$59.95
The 421st Night Fighter Squadron in WWII
Jeff Kolln. As one of seventeen night fighter
squadrons established during the course of WWII,
the 421st NFS carried the war into the night skies
over the battlefields of the SW Pacific when most
other fighter squadrons remained on the ground.
Size:8.5”x11”•370color/bwphotos•200pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1306-1•hard•$45.00
The Forgotten Squadron: The 449th Fighter
Squadron in WWII - Flying P-38s with the
Flying Tigers, 14th AF Daniel Jackson. The
only P-38 fighter squadron with the Flying Tigers
in China, the 449th received little press or praise
during or after the war. Having spread its wings
from Taiwan to the Salween Front, the 449th is
the perfect case study to investigate Chennault’s
air war over China in WWII.
Size:8.5”x11”•220color/bwphotos•256pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3537-2•hard•$59.99
Possum, Clover & Hades: The 475th Fighter
Group in WWII John Stanaway. The epic story
of one of the highest scoring U.S. Army Air Force
fighterunits in thesouthwestPacific.Aces included
McGuire, Loisel, MacDonald, Roberts and Bong.
Size:8.5”x11”•700bw/colorphotos•336pp.
ISBN:0-88740-518-5•hard•$45.00
The 479th Fighter Group in WWII: in Action
over Europe with the P-38 and P-51 Terry A.
Fairfield. Based upon a summation of the group’s
historical records, this book contains personal
anecdotes provided by many of the group’s former
members as well as over 650 photos.
Size:8.5”x11”•600bw/colorphotos•504pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2056-4•hard•$69.95
The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII Nor-
man Malayney. Formed in August 1944 at Watton,
England 25th BGMosquitos performed RCMChaff
dispensing missions, day and night photography,
and also supported OSS development of the Joan-
Eleanor program and operations to communicate
with agents deep inside enemy territory.
Size:8.5”x11”•270color/bwphotos•304pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3950-9•hard•$69.99
Squadron of Deception: The 36th Bomb
Squadron in WWII Stephen M. Hutton. Here
at last is the story of the U.S. 8th Air Force’s only
Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from
England during WWII.
Size:8.5”x11”•330bwphotos•216pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0796-7•hard•$39.95
The 44th Bomb Group in WWII: The “Flying
Eight-Balls” over Europe in the B-24 Mackay
&Adams.The44thBGamassedan impressive343
missionsandwon twoDistinguishedUnitCitations,
dropping nearly 19,000 tons of ordnance in the
process, including the legendary August 1943
Ploesti mission.
Size:8.5”x11”•340bwphotos•272pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1885-3•hard•$59.95
The Jolly Rogers: The 90th Bombard-
ment Group in the Southwest Pacific
1942-44. A full-color facsimile reprint of
the actual Jolly Rogers war book.
Size:11”x8.5”•500colorphotos•112pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0258-2•hard•$39.95
The Ragged Irregulars: The 91st Bomb
Group inWWIIMarionHavelaar.The firstdetailed
history of the famed 91st Bomb Group.
Size:8.5”x11”•300photos•288pp.
ISBN:0-88740-810-9•hard•$45.00
High Noon over Haseluenne: The 100th
Bombardment Group over Berlin •March 6,
1944 Dewez & Faley. On March 6, 1944, and the
Eighth Air Force would launch a full scale assault
on the German capital of Berlin. The book is filled
with firsthand accounts, personal diaries, letters
home, news clippings, and photos.
Size:8.5”x11”•200bwphotos•320pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3237-1•hard•$69.99
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The 305th
Bomb Group & the 2nd Schweinfurt Raid
George C. Kuhl. This is true story of the second
raid on Schweinfurt, Germany by the Eighth Air
Force 1st and 3rd Bombardment Divisions on 14
October 1943. On this day, the Eighth Air Force
lost air superiority to the German Luftwaffe in a
continuous air battle that lasted over three hours.
Size:6”x9”•35bwphotos•248pp.
ISBN:0-88740-445-6•hard•$29.95
Chennault’s Forgotten Warriors: The Saga
of the 308th Bomb Group in China Carroll V.
Glines.The308th’swide-rangingactivities through
nearly three years of bitter air warfare are described
here by reknowned author C.V. Glines.
Size:6”x9”•130bwphotos•416pp.
ISBN:0-88740-809-5•hard•$29.95
Warpath: A Story of the 345th Bombard-
ment Group (M) in WWII. This facsimile reprint
of the very rare 345th war book appears here in a
new quality edition. The 345th, the famed “Air
Apaches,” flew against the Japanese in heavily
armed B-25s in hair-raising low level bombing
and strafing attacks.
Size:8.5”x11”•570bwphotos•304pp.
ISBN:0-7643-0218-3•hard•$49.95
Ridgewell’s Flying Fortresses: The 381st
Bombardment Group (H) in WWII Ron
Mackay. The battles in the skies over Europe
witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-
airmen with the 8th AF striking 297 times at Hitler’s
Fortress Europe and dropping over 22,000 tons of
ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was
131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing
in action, sustained during the course of a fiercely
contested struggle stretching over 1000 days.
Size:8.5”x11”•350bw/colorphotos•240pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1063-1•hard•$59.95
The Sky Scorpions: The Story of the 389th
Bomb Group in WWII Wilson & Mackay. The
389th was unique among all Groups assigned to
the 8th USAAF because it actually commenced
operations in July 1943 out of North Africa that
culminated in the infamous Ploesti mission on 1
August. Returning to England, the combat crews
joined in on the grim duty of hammering Nazi
Germany’s industrial resource.
Size:8.5”x11”•420bwphotos•272pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2422-5•hard•$59.95
The 448th Bomb Group (H): Liberators over
Germany in WWII Jeffrey E. Brett. The 448th
Bomb Group from its inception at Gowen Field,
Idaho, in 1943 until the cessation of hostilities in
Europe in 1945. An in-depth, personal look into
the men who carried the war to the heart of the
German Reich.
Size:8.5”x11”•400bw/colorphotos•312pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1464-5•hard•$49.95
The 451st Bomb Group in WWII: A Picto-
rial History Michael Hill. This new book is an
illustrated history of the 451st Bomb Group in
WWII. As part of the USAAF’s 15th Air Force,
they flew their B-24 Liberators from Castellucia,
Italy to heavily defended targets throughout the
Mediterranean theater of war.
Size:8.5”x11”•600bwphotos•160pp.
ISBN:0-7643-1287-1•hard•$45.00
Liberators over Norwich: The 458th Bomb
Group (H), 8th USAAF at Horsham St. Faith
1944-45 Mackay/Bailey/Scorza. The 458th
Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air
Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith
in England, the 458th participated in decisive
Campaigns – ëBig Week’, ëBig B’, D-Day and the
assault on Germany’s oil industry.
Size:8.5”x11”•460color/bwphotos•304pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3515-0•hard•$69.99
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