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This book details the operations of the USAAF's overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.
Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the "The Forgotten Fifteenth," as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth's contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.
In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth's air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails - the Tuskegee Airmen - the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th's "Checkertail Clan," and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.
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À propos de l'auteur
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver has been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the best-selling Osprey titles The Cactus Air Force (2022) alongside the late Eric Hammel, Clean Sweep (2023), Turning The Tide (2024) Mediterranean Sweep (2025) and Bloody Skies (2026). Tom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and lives in Encino, California
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Hardback. Etat : Good. This book details the operations of the USAAF?s overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the ?The Forgotten Fifteenth,? as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth?s contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth?s air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails ? the Tuskegee Airmen ? the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th?s ?Checkertail Clan,? and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context. N° de réf. du vendeur 00110908729
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Hardback. Etat : Good. This book details the operations of the USAAF?s overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the ?The Forgotten Fifteenth,? as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth?s contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth?s air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails ? the Tuskegee Airmen ? the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th?s ?Checkertail Clan,? and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN1472865626G
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Hardback. Etat : New. This book details the operations of the USAAF's overlooked XV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.Formed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the "The Forgotten Fifteenth," as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth's contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania.In this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth's air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails - the Tuskegee Airmen - the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th's "Checkertail Clan," and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781472865625
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Filled with personal account of the action, this book details the operations of the USAAFs 15th Air Force during the strategic bombing campaign against the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti World War II.Formed in fall of 1943 from the strategic bomber forces of the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces that saw action in North Africa and Sicily, the Fifteenth Air Force was sold to the Air Force high command as a strategic force that would take advantage of the better weather in Italy and southern Europe to bring increased pressure in Germany. However, Sunny Italy was only slightly less cloudy than Foggy England, while the Fifteenth Air Force rapidly became known as the The Forgotten Fifteenth, as its war and achievements were overshadowed by the air war fought over Germany by the Eighth Air Force.Nevertheless, Fifteenth Air Forces contribution to Allied victory was crucial. Between April and July 1944, the B-17s and B-24s and their escorting fighter groups took on the campaign against the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti. The campaign was bloody and brutal as the Germans threw everything they could into the defense of their sole remaining source of oil. The loss of Ploesti in July, combined with the attack on the synthetic oil industry in Germany by the Eighth Air Force was the body blow that ended any chance for the German armed forces to do more than delay the inevitable.The fighter force that escorted the Fifteenths B-24s and B-17s included the famous Red Tails the Tuskegee Airmen as well as the P-38s of the 82nd Fighter Group and the P-51s of the 325ths Checkertail Clan. The story of the Fifteenths air war is told through first-person account from such famous units as the Red Tails the Tuskeegee Airmen the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325ths Checkertail Clan, and with Thomas McKelvey Cleavers ability to place wartime events in their greater context. Filled with personal account of the action, this book details the operations of the USAAFs 15th Air Force during the strategic bombing campaign against the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti World War II. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781472865625
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