Steve Birdsall

Steve Birdsall book reviews

• Flying buccaneers : the illustrated story of Kenney's Fifth Air Force

  History of an Airforce (USAAF)

  by Frits-Jan V, Mar 20, 2011

  Great historical description of events in the far east. Well known are the carrier battles, little known are the events of an airforce fighting against the Japanese. This airforce fought its way from ... Read More

• Log of the Liberators: An Illustrated History of the B-24

  by Joe B, Mar 3, 2011

  This is a very readable account of the Liberator in combat in WWII in both the Pacific and European theaters.
  
  Interspersed with accounts of combat operations, the general history of the plane's ... Read More

• Claims to Fame: The B-17 Flying Fortress

  Well researched and well written

  by VTHISTORIAN, Jun 11, 2009

  Birdsall and Freeman have done their normal excellent job of researching the stories and writing them in a very readable fashion. Read More