OF WAR CLR NT 7 Til aera La JEFFREY L. ETHELLGreenhill Books WINGS OF WAR sine first book ever to present the complete story of World War I! U.S. aviation in full color. Author Jeffrey Ethell has gathered a unique collection of 181 rare color photographs from former U.S. pilots and ground crews in Europe, North Africa, Italy, New Guinea, and the Pacific. Their experiences, captured on vintage Koda- chrome, counterbalance the newsreel footage, photojournalism, and photographic archives, that have contributed to World War I! being pictured in black and white. Presented here in full color are open-cockpit biplanes used in training, Catalinas, B-17 Fly- ing Fortresses and B-29 Superfortresses (including the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima), C-47 Skytrains (“Dakotas”), A-36 Invaders, B-24s, B-26 Marauders, P-38 Lightnings, P-40s, P-47 Thunderbolts, P-51 Mustangs, F4U Corsairs, F6F Helicats (the first U.S. planes to beat the Japanese Zeros), British Spitfires with Ameri- can insignia, and many of the other planes that saw action. These exceptional images are accompanied by first-person narratives involving the men and machines during the war. Each photo- graph has a personal story behind it, with anecdotes from the veterans. With such vivid color and lively recollection, winas oF war will bring readers as close to the 1939-45 air war as they will ever get—unless they were there. GREENHILL BOOKS Park House 1 Russell Gardens London NW11 SNN ISBN 1-85367-191-6Greenhill Books WINGS OF WAR