Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: Author Beirne Lay published his first book, "I Wanted Wings," before World War II. During the war, he went on many B-17 combat missions. Curtis E. LeMay personally led many combat missions, and is considered "the greatest fighting leader of the American Air Forces in World War II." Their essays in this book are fascinating. The text and stunning photographs cover such topics as the growth of AAF power in Europe, bombing of the Ploesti oil facilities, the southern France invasion, and the advance toward Japan.