'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
| ISBN: | 9781841764375 |
| Publication date: | 20th April 2003 |
| Author: | William N Hess |
| Illustrator: | Chris Davey |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Osprey Aircraft of the Aces |
| Genres: |
History Warfare and defence Air forces and warfare |
'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
'Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force features in the following genres: History, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare
'Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force is available in Paperback
'Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force was written by William N Hess and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
'Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series
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