The B-17 Flying Fortress [Weapons of War]
by Rovbert Jackson
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1862271062
- ISBN 13
- 9781862271067
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About This Item
Spellmount Limited, Great Britain, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Designed in the mid-1930s, originally to protect the coasts of the US from hostile warships, the Boeing B-17 went on to become a mainstay of Allied bombing raids against Nazi Germany. Unremitting and crushing attacks by hordes of these 'Flying Fortresses' helped bring the Third Reich to its knees and drove the German high command to consider ever more desperate antidotes to aerial intruders. More than 12,700 B-17s were delivered between 1937 and 1945. The B-17 Flying Fortress gives a complete account of the aircraft from its appearance in response to a 1934 Army Air Corps specification to its retirement. The book opens with the B-17's design and development history, which saw its armament steadily increase until it bristled with no less than 13 12.7mm (0.5in) machine guns. The B-17 Flying Fortress then identifies the units that operated this legendary bomber, and explains how missions were flown, before going on to chart the aircraft's wartime career. The final chapter details the B-17 variants, including the YB-40, a bomber converted to a 30-gun escort. Technical information is presented in three appendices and includes specifications of the B-17 and comparisons with its major rivals. The B-17 Flying Fortress is illustrated throughout with detailed artworks and photographs. 96 pages. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aviation::Air Force; Aviation; Military. ISBN: 1862271062. ISBN/EAN: 9781862271067. Inventory No: 265255.. 9781862271067
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265255
- Title
- The B-17 Flying Fortress [Weapons of War]
- Author
- Rovbert Jackson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1862271062
- ISBN 13
- 9781862271067
- Publisher
- Spellmount Limited
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Aviation::Air Force; Aviation; Military. Unbranded ISBN: 1862271062 EAN: 9781862271067 Rovbert Jackson The B-17 Flying Fortress [Weapons of War]
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- Military; Aviation / Air Force;
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