Aces of the Mighty Eighth

Jerry Scutts has written over 40 books, on subjects ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of the USAF's Phantom IIs over Vietnam. John Stanaway has written two best-selling volumes on the P-38 Lightning for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, and is an official historian of the National P-38 Pilots' Association. Chris Davey has Illustrated several aviation titles for Osprey, and is particularly adept at 'big' aircraft. Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series, and was the first artist to produce material for Osprey electronically.

Mustang aces of the Eighth Air Force - Merlin's Reach; new blood; a wilder pony; outclassed; mission completed; the "Blue-Nosers"; P-38 Lightning aces of the MTO/ETO - introduction; pioneer P-38 aces; desert war; Mediterranean war; Eighth and Nineth Air Force aces; ground claims; P-47 Thunderbolt aces of the Eighth Air Force; early days; extended range; bloody battles; maximum effort; built up to D-Day and beyond; Arnhem and into Germany; final clashes. Appendices.