WWII--USAAF--8th AF BOMBER BASES IN ENGLAND!--CREW MEMOIRS/RARE PHOTOS/MORE! OOP

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"ONE LAST LOOK--A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE HEAVY BOMBER BASES OF WORLD WAR II ENGLAND" is a VERY EXTRAORDINARY collection of then and now photographs, personal stories, and memorabilia. Some 350,000 Americans served in England during WWII at numerous Bases all over England. Here is an INCREDIBLE look back in words and photographs for those serving at bomber Bases. Personal accounts by airmen who were there, personal photos from their scrapbooks, USAAF archive photos, plus some 100 color photos of what the Bases looked like in 1983 when this book was published--all here! ON THE FRONT COVER: Cockpit of a 40 year-old B-24.   SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS FOR SAMPLE PAGES.
Chapter titles are: 1. The Air Crews, 2. The Bases, 3. In Quarters, 4. The Raids: Preparation, 5. The Villages, 6. Small Talk, 7. The Aircraft, 8. The Leaders, 9. The Raids: Delivery, 10. The Girls, 11. Flak, 12. At Ease, 13. Prisoner of War, 14. The Raids: Results, 15. One Last Look, 16. Statistical Summary.
Book is a BIG HARDBACK with DUSTJACKET published in 1983. It is in NEAR MINT CONDITION, measures a big 10 1/8" x 10 1/8" and contains 216 pages with numerous photographs throughout. This would be an INCREDIBLE NOSTAGIA TRIP for any WWII vet (and/or their families) stationed in England during WWII--particularly for B-17 and B-24 bomber crew members and/or their families! This is truly a VERY EXTRAORDINARY reference JAM-PACKED with rare photos and personal accounts!
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