Mighty and Victorious: How the Eighth Air Force and Its First Missions Changed the Air War in Europe, 1942-43

Step into the cockpit with the daring airmen who launched America's fight for victory in Europe.

Known as the Mighty Eighth and more recently as Masters of the Air, the U.S. Eighth Air Force was the most famous American air unit of World War II. From its activation in early 1942 as the VIII Bomber Command through the end of the war, the Eighth was a formidable fighting force, with a peak strength of more than 200,000 men and a devastating arsenal of bombers and fighters. An impressively deta...