Hell's Angels
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  • Published: 6 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698154698
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464
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Hell's Angels

The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II

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6 Jan 2015
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12 Dec 2023
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29 Feb 2016
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The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angels—the 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group.
 
Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany’s industrial and military might were crippled. The first target was the Luftwaffe—the most powerful and battle-hardened air force in the world. The United States Army Air Forces joined with Great Britain’s already-engaged Royal Air Force to launch a strategic air campaign that ultimately brought the Luftwaffe to its knees. One of the standout units of this campaign was the legendary 303rd Bomb Group—Hell’s Angels.
 
This is the 303rd’s story, as told by the men who made it what it was. Taking their name from their B-17 of the same name, they became one of the most distinguished and important air combat units in history. The dramatic and terrible air battles they fought against Germany ultimately changed the course of the war.

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  • Published: 6 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698154698
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464
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Praise for Hell's Angels

"In this epic tale of the World War II aerial campaign over Europe, Marine fighter pilot Jay Stout vividly portrays not only the valiant aircrews, but also the commanders, the maintainers, the clerks, and the magnificent machines themselves. HELL'S ANGELS is a gripping and awe-inspiring book." --Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away

"With his superlative 352nd Fighter Group history, Fighter Group, Jay Stout raised the bar on WW II unit histories. Now, tackling an 8th Air Force bomb group, he continues cruising in that rarified atmosphere in a detailed, informative, and evocative treatment of the 303rd "Hell's Angels." As a former military aviator, Stout knows that the air battle is won on the ground before an engine spools up, and he provides full credit to those who served without pride of Air Medal or hope of DFC. It's all there--the boredom, the devotion, the horror and even the humor in an industrial war fought on a global scale that we'll never see again. Unit histories just do not get any better." --Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind and Forgotten Fifteenth.
"Jay Stout is a triple-threat aviation historian--an experienced combat aviator, a meticulous researcher and a compelling story teller. His uncanny eye for authentic detail allows Hell's Angels to be the incredible story of the 303rd Bomb Group and the bombing campaign that crippled Nazi Germany. Stout makes a hard-ridden topic seem fresh and new again. Highly recommended." -- Walter J. Boyne, Author and Historian

"Jay Stout's reputation as a hard-hitting, authoritative, yet easy-to-read aviation author is upheld with this book. It matches up well with his best-selling Fighter Group. The 303rd Bomb Group was one of the top B-17 units in the 8th Air Force, and the basic aspects of its history are well-known, but Stout has used his skills to tell a fresh story. He concentrates on a few men, and tells their stories in depth some survive, while others, whose luck runs out, do not. This is the way it was." --Donald Caldwell, author of JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe

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