Books : The B-17 Flying Fortress Story
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by: Roger Anthony Freeman, David R. Osborne
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781854095220
ISBN: 1854095226
Label: Arms & Armour Press
Manufacturer: Arms & Armour Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2000-05
Publisher: Arms & Armour Press
Sales Rank: 2088509
Studio: Arms & Armour Press
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Product Description:
The B-17 Flying Fortress – the most successful US bomber of the Second World War Full design, production and modification record Extensively illustrated Operational history of every individual aircraft
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Rating:  - Book title misleading
When I first saw this book in hardcover, I jumped on it. After seeing the hardcover price, however, and what was "inside" I found I could leave it on the shelf.
This book is basically the aircraft history of every single B-17 ever built. Now, if that's what you're looking for - then this book is for you. If, however, you're looking for the comprehensive narrative history of the B-17 Flying Fortress that you "thought" this book was going to give you -- keep looking. That's not what ... Read More
Rating: - The B-17 Flying Fortress Story
I was rather disappointed with the content of the book. Over 70% of it has little to do with "story" as the title promises. The majority of the book is more like a telephone book, with a 250-page (out of the total 319 pages) listing of 12,731 B-17s. Each of the entries starts with a US Army serial number assinged to the aircraft, followed by a series of dates and proper names (i.e., the aircraft's base assignments while in the U.S.). The length of the entries can be anywhere between 2 to 10 lines. ... Read More
Rating: - The B-17 telephone book
This books announces itself on its back cover as the "ultimate illustrated history of the B-17." But it certainly doesn't qualify as that, and even the title is rather deceptive. The book really is devoted to giving a very short, condensed history (about four lines, in three columns) of every single B-17 ever built. It is a work of reference, and an impressive one, rather than a story. This compilation fills 249 of the 319 pages of the book, leaving just 60 pages devoted to telling the story of the B ... Read More
Rating:  - This book is an excellent reference source on the B-17.
Anyone familiar with the history of the B-17 and, in particular, the Eighth Air Force, knows the name of Roger Freeman. Author of the reknowned series beginning with "The Mighty Eighth", Freeman and co-author David Osborne assembled a new volume entitled "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story." This new book fills a gap in the literature about the Flying Fortress. The first quarter of the book covers the type in general, from initial design through production and modifications. Included here are excerpts ... Read More
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