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  • Blood and Fears

  • How America's Bomber Boys of the 8th Air Force Saved World War II
  • By: Kevin Wilson
  • Narrated by: David Marantz
  • Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Blood and Fears

By: Kevin Wilson
Narrated by: David Marantz
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The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944. With a fresh commander, it was ready to demonstrate its true power: from Operation Argument in February - targeting German aircraft production plants - to bringing the Luftwaffe to battle over Berlin, the combined US Air Force-Royal Air Force forces’ round-the clock campaign bottled up the German army in Normandy.

Day after day, the American bomber boys watched their comrades burn to death in blazing bombers or be thrown out of exploding aircraft without parachutes and sink with their crippled aircraft into the freezing North Sea. But by the following spring, they had destroyed the Nazi’s fighting spirit and saw Germany broken in two.

In this authoritative history, Kevin Wilson reveals the blood and heroism of the 8th Air Force. At the same time, he sheds light on the lives of the Women's Army Corps and Red Cross girls who served in England with them and feared for the men in the skies, and he hasn't flinched from recounting the devastation of bombing or the testimony of shocked German civilians.

Drawing on first-hand accounts from diaries, letters, and his personal audio recordings, Wilson has brought to life the ebullient Americans' interaction with their British counterparts, unveiling stories of humanity and heartbreak. Thanks to America's bomber boys and girls, the tide of World War II shifted forever.

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This is a very good book. It is very text book like though, so it is very necessary to stay focused. For some reason that was hard this time around. But that's not anyone's fault. The one thing with this book is it goes from very technical bombing run stories, to random facts about American servicemen, English women, etc that are seemingly out of a travel book. The tone changes drastically and without warning. It's sometimes hard to follow. The flip flop makes it unnecessarily complicated. And the narration, though good, is a bit monotone. Too, the book seems much longer than it is. There's nothing wrong with the narrator choice, he just doesn't breathe much life into it. But the story of the 8th Air Force is a powerful one, so it's worth it.

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