Description
This is a rare United States Army Air Forces book entitled: "Warpath: A Story of the 345th Bombardment Group(M) in World War II". The 345th, also known as the "Air Apaches", flew B-25s in extremely hands-on missions against the Japanese. Units who were a part of the 345th, such as the 498th, 499th,, 500th and 501st Squadrons, each have a section in the book dedicated to their activities. The last section of the book is a list of the men of the 345th. The book's cover is embossed with a great Air Apaches insignia. The book was published by Newsfoto Publishing on San Angelo. Texas.
VINTAGE:Circa World War II
SIZE:299 pages with black and white photographs and black and white (some one- color) illustrations; approximately 10-13/16" in height and 8-1/4" in width and 1-1/16" in thickness.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Cloth-bound embossed cover, textured paper.
ATTACHMENT:Glued binding.
MARKINGS:Printed by NEWSFOTO PUBLISHING CO. P.O. Box 1382 San Angelo. Texas; maker stamp (on back).
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MHJX96 LBIEX4/13 SBIEX4/15
CONDITION:7 (Very Fine): The book has spots of moderate wear to the cover edges; very limited writing inside book (see MARKINGS section above); small tear on page 31-32.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.