{"product_id":"clean-sweep-viii-fighter-command-against-the-luftwaffe-1942-45-hardcover","title":"Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClarence E. Bud Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force's VIII \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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 Rouen-Sotteville 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClean Sweep\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver has had a lifelong interest in the history of the fighter force that defeated the Luftwaffe over Germany. He has collected many first-hand accounts from participants over the past 50 years, getting to know pilots such as the legendary \"Hub\" Zemke, Don Blakeslee and Chuck Yeager, as well as meeting and interviewing leading Luftwaffe pilots Adolf Galland, Gunther Rall and Walter \"Count Punski\" Krupinski. This story is told through accounts gathered from both sides.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the best-selling Osprey titles \u003ci\u003eThe Frozen Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003ePacific Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eTidal Wave\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eHolding the Line\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eMiG Alley\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eI Will Run Wild\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAces of the 78th Fighter Group\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eF4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eFabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bridgebusters: The True Story of the Catch-22 Bomb Group\u003c\/i\u003e. During his 30 years as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he wrote the cult classic \u003ci\u003eThe Terror Within\u003c\/i\u003e and worked as a supervising producer on a number of TV and cable series. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.4 x 8.9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47281631494393,"sku":"9781472855480","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SS9MaCtzNkU4SFpxY1FPWXk4d1Jodz09.webp?v=1769051983","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/clean-sweep-viii-fighter-command-against-the-luftwaffe-1942-45-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}