{"product_id":"bloody-skies-xv-fighter-command-against-all-odds-hardcover","title":"Bloody Skies: XV Fighter Command Against All Odds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book details the operations of the USAAF's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoverlooked \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eXV Fighter Command that protected the bombers during the campaign against the Romanian oil fields in World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormed in the fall of 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was popularly known as the \"The Forgotten Fifteenth,\" as its achievements were overshadowed by more glamorous exploits of the Eighth Air Force in the air war over Germany. Nevertheless, the Fifteenth's contribution to Allied victory was crucial, and a vital part of that was the role played by the escorting fighter groups from the XV Fighter Command who protected the B-17s and B-24s from the Luftwaffe in the skies over Romania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new history of the campaign, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Fifteenth's air war through first-person accounts of the fighter pilots of the Fifteenth Fighter Command, including such famous units as the Red Tails - the Tuskegee Airmen - the 82nd Fighter Group and the 325th's \"Checkertail Clan,\" and with his ability to place wartime events in their greater context.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas McKelvey Cleaver \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a published writer for the past 40 years, with his most recent work being the best-selling Osprey titles \u003ci\u003eMiG Alley\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eI Will Run Wild\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), \u003ci\u003eUnder the Southern Cross\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eGoing Downtown\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus Air Force\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) alongside the late Eric Hammel, \u003ci\u003eClean Sweep\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and most recently \u003ci\u003eTurning The Tide\u003c\/i\u003e (2024).\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eTom served in the US Navy in Vietnam and currently lives in Encino, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.35 x 9.3 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978322379053,"sku":"9781472865625","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/uGhPhmwZcF9781472865625.webp?v=1775801611","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/bloody-skies-xv-fighter-command-against-all-odds-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}