The B-24 was heavily utilised in the North African and Mediterranean
theatres by the USAAF's Fifteenth Air Force, with operations over the
Ploesti oilfields in Rumania being some of the most famous missions
undertaken by the big American 'heavy' in World War II (1939-1945). The
stirling work of the Fifteenth Air Force is often overshadowed by the
glamorous 'Mighty Eighth', yet the men flying the B-24 fought
ceaselessly right through to VE Day. This is the third of five titles
planned to chart the operational history of the Consolidated heavy
bomber, and is the first single volume to exclusively cover the
Fifteenth Air Force's B-24 units.