About the Author

Gary A. Best earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota and holds rank as Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan, is the recipient of the Outstanding Professor award of his university and has been named a distinguished alumnus from two colleges. His first book of the Second World War, Belle of the Brawl; Letters Home from a B-17 Bombardier, was a medalist of the Military Writers Society of America.

Reviews

"Best has ensured that the legacy of these little-known and little-understood aircraft has finally been made available to a large audience. The substantial collection of black-and-white photos included adds greatly to the excellent text. Read this one."-- "Air & Space Power History"