CLEAN SWEEP: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45

The story of the creation, development and operation of the Eighth Air Force VIII Fighter Command that protected the B-17s and B-24s in the skies over occupied Europe. Between August 19, 1942, and the end of operation over Germany on May 5, 1945, the 15 fighter groups fielded by that command destroyed 9,000 enemy aircraft, in the air and on the ground. 16 pages of photos.