Fields of Little America

by

Martin W. Bowman

GMS Enterprises are proud to announce the release of a totally revised and greatly enhanced version of this classic title on the United States 8th Air Force's Second Air Division

As usual, we believe in letting the author tell the story: 'Back in 1977 when Fields of Little America first appeared in print it was incredibly well received...' says author Martin Bowman. '...the cuttings file soon bulged with highly complimentary reviews. The original book had eleven chapters on 118 pages, containing around 170 pictures. At the time it was all new, all fresh. Nevertheless, that was nearly 30 years ago now, and much more information and many more photographs and accounts have came to light in the intervening years, so when Graham Simons of GMS Enterprises and I started discussing a reprint, it became obvious that what we really had to do was to jack up the title and slide a totally newbook underneath it!

About the only thing that has stayed the same is the A4 page size; the re-work has created a brand new twelve chapter/eight appendix book of 192 pages with nearly 300 photographs! Not only is the combat covered, but there are also new features of wartime life around Norwich and stories of three day passes to the delights of London.

Above: Gwedolyn and Penelope, two 'Picadilly Commandos' - also known as 'Hyde Park Rangers' on duty and 'ready for action!' Right: 750th Bomb Squadron of the 467th Bomb Group release their bombs close to the Alps. Below: Hollywood actor James 'Jimmy' Stewart lead the 445th Bomb Group into battle and for real on many occasions. He is seen here talking to other aircrew.

We feel that this new edition of 'Fields of Little America' is both timely and a fitting tribute to all those that served with the Second Air Division during those dark days of World War Two.

This book should provide a valuable reference source to both military and social historians and a wonderful aide memoire for those that remember the times when the Yanks were 'over here'!

SPECIFICATION

Binding: softback

Pages: 192 pages, 210mm x 297mm

ISBN 1 870384 86 5

Priced £19.95/$30.00