New Release About the 303rd Hell's Angels

[jayastout]

Penguin Berkley just released my latest book. Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II covers an Eighth Air Force B-17 bomb group from the time of its inception until the end of the war. It's a blend of stories and anecdotes from combat crewmen and support personnel that is backdropped with discussions of tactics, operational considerations, equipment and aircraft as well as the overarching strategies that drove the air war against Germany.

It's gotten some pretty good reviews:

“[An] epic tale of the World War II aerial campaign over Europe… Hell's Angels is a gripping and awe-inspiring book. ”—Nathaniel Fick, New York Times bestselling author of One Bullet Away

“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/Historian

“Jay Stout’s reputation as a hard-hitting, authoritative, yet easy-to-read aviation author is upheld with this book. Readers looking for new insights and material will not be disappointed. Highly recommended.” –Donald Caldwell, author of JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe

“A well-researched, beautifully written, and deeply evocative paean to the 303rd Heavy Bombardment Group—and all the young American heavy-bomber crewmen who, from 1942 to 1945, went out, facing a high probability of death or imprisonment, to grind the German industrial base to dust.” –Eric Hammel, Author of The Road to Big Week

“Jay Stout has done a masterful job. The life and death struggles are told using the mission records, personal writings and experiences of one of the Eighth Air Force's most successful bombardment groups. All who wish a complete understanding of the role played by the Eighth Air Force and the strategic bombing of Germany should read this book.”—Keith Ferris, Artist and Military Aviation Historian

[phylo_roadking]

Jay - nothing in it about what the veterans of the 303rd did after the war?

[jayastout]

Phylo,

Oh, there is an epilogue that briefly describes the postwar lives of a few of the gents.

But mostly they went home, got jobs, got married, built houses, sired us, yelled at us, fed us, yelled at us some more, clothed us, yelled at us and coached us through various sports and life generally.

And really didn't talk about the war.

I think they did a pretty good job.

Regards,
Jay