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416th Bomb Group


9th Air Force


US Army Air Force


AirCraft

  • Cass, William F.. The Last Flight of Liberator 41-1133. US: Winds Aloft Pr, 2000. Print. ISBN: 9780970297204.

  • Daso, Dik. Americas Hangar - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. US: Print. ISBN: 9780974511320.

  • Donald, David. American Warplanes of World War II. US: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. Print. ISBN: 9781880588215.

  • Doyle, David. A-26/B-26 Invader In Action. US: MMD-Squadron Signal, 2016. Print. ISBN: 9780897478182.

  • Ethell, Jeffrey. Bomber Command: American Bombers in Original WWII Color. US: Zenith Press, 2004. Print. ISBN: 9780760316542.

  • Ethell, Jeffrey L.. Air Command: Fighters and Bombers of World War II. US: MBI Publishing Company, 1998. Print. ISBN: 9780760306000.

  • Film.com, Periscope. Douglas A-26 Invader Bomber Pilot's Flight Manual. US: Lulu.com, 2006. Print. ISBN: 9781411691155.

  • Francillon, Rene J.. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Print. ISBN: 9780870214288.

  • Gallemi, Francis. A-26 B/C Invader Warbird Profile NO.1. US: Aries, 1994., 1994. Print. ISBN: 9780969857808.

  • Gann, Harry. The Douglas A-20 (7A to Boston III) (Aircraft Profile No. 202). US: Profile Publications Ltd., 1967. Print.

  • Hagedorn, Dan. Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and U S Clandestine Service. US: Voyageur Pr, 1994. Print. ISBN: 9781857800135.

  • Hess, William N.. A-20 Boston at War. US: Ian Allan Pub, 2001. Print. ISBN: 9780711009653.

  • Johnsen, Frederick A.. Douglas A-26 Invader. US: Specialty Press, 1999. Print. ISBN: 9781580070164.

  • Mann, Robert A.. Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force: How to Read the Codes. US: McFarland, 2008. Print. ISBN: 9780786437825.

  • Mesko, Jim. A-26 Invader in Action - Aircraft No. 37. US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1984. Print. ISBN: 9780897470933.

  • Mesko, Jim. A-20 Havoc in Action - Aircraft No. 56. US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1983. Print. ISBN: 9780897471312.

  • Mesko, Jim. A-26 Invader in action - Aircraft No. 134. US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1993. Print. ISBN: 9780897472968.

  • Mesko, Jim. A-20 Havoc in action - Aircraft No. 144. US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1994. Print. ISBN: 9780897473170.

  • Mesko, Jim. Douglas A-26 Invader - Walk Around No. 51. US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2008. Print. ISBN: 9780897475518.

  • O'Leary, Michael. Bombing Twins Allied Medium Bombers (Colour Series (Aviation)). US: Osprey Publishing, 1994. Print. ISBN: 9781855323124.

  • Roeder, James. 357th Fighter Group - Aircraft Specials series (6178). US: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2000. Print. ISBN: 9780897473804.

  • Rutter, Joseph W.. Wreaking Havoc: A Year in an A-20. US: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. Print. ISBN: 9781585442898.

  • Szlagor, Tomasz. Martin B-26 Marauder & Douglas A-26 Invader: In Combat over Europe. US: Kagero, 2013. Print. ISBN: 9788362878352.

  • Thompson, Scott. Douglas A-26 and B-26 Invader. US: The Crowood Press, 2002. Print. ISBN: 9781861265036.

  • Thompson, Scott. Douglas Havoc and Boston: The DB-7/A-20 Series (Crowood Aviation Series). US: The Crowood Press, 2004. Print. ISBN: 9781861266705.

  • Wolf, William. The Douglas A-20 Havoc: From Drawing Board to Peerless Allied Light Bomber. US: Schiffer Military History, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9780764348334.

  • Young, Edward M.. B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI. US: Osprey Publishing, 2011. Print. ISBN: 9781849083416.


WWII General

  • Adamczyk, Richard D. and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.. United States Army in World War II: Reader's Guide - CMH Pub 11-9. U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1992. eBook. <https://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/11-9/11-9c.htm>. PDF: <https://history.army.mil/html/books/011/11-9/CMH_Pub_11-9.pdf>. (Saved PDF).

  • Army, Center of Military History United States. Report by The Supreme Commander to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the Operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945 - CMH Pub 70-58. US: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. eBook. ISBN: 9781507884843. <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/SCAEF-Report/index.html>. PDF: <https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-58/CMH_Pub_70-58.pdf>. (Saved PDF).

  • Blaichman, Frank. Rather Die Fighting. US: Arcade Publishing, 2009. Print. ISBN: 9781559709170.

  • Boardman, Bob. Unforgettable Men in Unforgettable Times. US: Selah Publishing Group, 2000. Print. ISBN: 9781589300019.

  • Bowden, Ray. The Flight of Eagles: USAAF Evasion in Occupied Europe: December 1943. US: Independently published, 2020. Print. ISBN: 9798574458730.

  • Brinkley, Douglas. The World War II Desk Reference. US: Book Sales, Inc., 2008. Print. ISBN: 9780785824275.

  • Brinkley, Douglas. The World War II Memorial: A Grateful Nation Remembers. US: Smithsonian Books, 2004. Print. ISBN: 9781588342102.

  • Brokaw, Tom. The Greatest Generation. US: Random House, 1998. Print. ISBN: 9780375502026.

  • Brokaw, Tom. The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections. US: Random House, 1999. Print. ISBN: 9780375503948.

  • Brokaw, Tom. An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation. US: Random House, 2001. Print. ISBN: 9780375505812.

  • Cummins, Joseph. Turn Around And Run Like Hell - Amazing Stories Of Unconventional Military Strategies That Worked. US: Barnes & Noble, 2007. Print. ISBN: 9780760786529.

  • Daso, Dik. America's hangar. Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 2013. Print. ISBN: 9780974511337.

  • Editors, Wm.Wise Co.. Pictorial History of the Second World War- Volumes 1-7. US: Wise, 1944. Print.

  • Eisenhower, Dwight D.. CRUSADE IN EUROPE. A personal account of World War II. US: Doubleday And Company, 1948. Print.

  • Emert, Phyllis Raybin. World War II: The European Theatre. US: History Compass, 1997. Print. ISBN: 9781878668769.

  • Glenn, T. D.. P.O.W. Wartime Log of F/Sgt. T.D.Glenn. US: Wild Wolf Publishing, 2010. Print. ISBN: 9780956373373.

  • Hipperson, Carol Edgemon. Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific. US: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008. Print. ISBN: 9780312386948.

  • McInnis, Edgar. The War (6 Volume Set) 1st Through 6th Year. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1946. Print.

  • Meyerowitz, Seth. The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi Occupied France. US: Dutton Caliber, 2016. Print. ISBN: 9781592409297.

  • Murphy, Audie. To Hell and Back. US: Holt Paperbacks, 2002. Print. ISBN: 9780805070866.

  • Swayne, Matthew L.. Haunted World War II: Soldier Spirits, Ghost Planes & Strange Synchronicities. US: Llewellyn Publications, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9780738755793.

  • Time. V-J Day: America's World War II Triumph in the Pacific- 60th Anniversary Tribute. US: Time Inc., 2005. Print.

  • Time. Time Visions of Victory (America's Triumph in World War II). US: Time Books, Time Inc, 2010. Print.

  • Unknown. Pistol Packin' Mamas: A Short History of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. Sweetwater, TX: National WASP WWII Museum, Print.

  • USArmy. The War Against Germany: Europe and Adjacent Areas: Pictorial Record - CMH Pub 12-3. U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1951. eBook. <https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/012/12-3/index.html>. PDF: <https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/012/12-3/CMH_Pub_12-3.pdf>. (Saved PDF).

  • USN. The Bluejacket's Manual. Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1944. Print.

  • Williams, Mary H. (Compiler). U. S. Army Chronology 1941-1945 - CMH Pub 11-1. US: Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Military History, 1960. Print. <https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/011/11-1/index.html>. PDF: <https://www.history.army.mil/html/books/011/11-1/CMH_Pub_11-1.pdf>. (Saved PDF).

  • Williamson, Porter B. General Patton's Principles for Life and Leadership, 5th Edition. US: Management & Systems Consultants, Incorporated, 2009. Print. ISBN: 8601421982702.


WWII German V-Weapons

  • Aylesworth, Theodore; Colonel. A Review of the Protection of England Against V-Weapons in World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air War College, Air University, 1951. eBook. <https://aul.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01AUL_INST/1r5hs6d/alma991445783406836>. (Saved PDF). (Col. Aylesworth was CO of the 416th Bomb Group 3 Aug 1944 to 22 Jul 1945)

  • Bates, H. E.. Flying Bombs over England. US: Motorbooks Intl, 1994. Print. ISBN: 9781872337180.

  • British Air Historical Branch. Air Defence of Great Britain, Vol 7, Flying Bomb and Rocket Campaigns 1944-1945 (R.A.F. Narrative (First Draft)). PDF. (Saved PDF). (PDF file extracted from AFHRA REEL=6346, IRISREF=A5330, IRISNUM=210679)

  • British Information Services. Flying Bombs. NY, USA: British Information Services, 1944. Print. (Saved PDF).

  • Collier, Basil. The Battle of the V-Weapons, 1944-1945. New York, NY: William Morrow, 1965. Print.

  • Cooksley, Peter G. Flying bomb. US: Hale, 1979. Print. ISBN: 9780709173991.

  • Eugen, Walter (Oberst i G). V-weapons. Allendorf, 1947. PDF. (Saved PDF). (PDF extracted from AFHRA REEL=3526, IRISREF=B1806, IRISNUM=00130542)

  • Ford, Roger. Germany's Secret Weapons in World War II. US: Zenith Press, 2000. Print. ISBN: 9780760308479.

  • Gruen, Adam L.. Preemptive Defense: Allied Air Power Versus Hitler's V-Weapons, 1943-1945. US: Dept. of the Air Force, 1998. PDF. ISBN: 9780160496714. <http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/28/2001329804/-1/-1/0/AFD-100928-063.pdf>. (Saved PDF).

  • Helfers, M. C. Employment of V-Weapons by the Germans During World War II - War College Series. US: War College Series, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9781296049713.

  • Henshall, Phillip. Hitler's V-Weapons Sites. US: Sutton Publishing, 2004. Print. ISBN: 9780750926072.

  • Hogg, Ian V.. German Secret Weapons of World War II: The Missiles, Rockets, Weapons, and New Technology of the Third Reich. US: Skyhorse, 2016. Print. ISBN: 9781510703599.

  • Joint "Crossbow" Combined Operational Planning Committee. Minutes, Documents, Recommendations, Target Lists, etc. for Meetings 1 (27-Jul-1944) thru 7 (2-Sep-1944). PDF. (PDFs extracted from AFHRA REEL=6218, IRISREF=A5217, IRISNUM=208229 and REEL=6126 / IRISREF=A5128, IRISNUM=206386: 1st Meeting (27-Jul-1944), 2nd Meeting (28-Jul-1944), 2nd Meeting (3-Aug-1944), 3rd Meeting (5-Aug-1944), 4th Meeting (12-Aug-1944), 5th Meeting (19-Aug-1944), 6th Meeting (26-Aug-1944), 7th Meeting (2-Sep-1944) )

  • McGovern, James. Crossbow and overcast. US: Paperback Library, 1966. Print.

  • Propst, Lt. Col. John R.. Development of the German V-1 and V-2 Missiles, 1936-1945. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air Command and Staff School, 1948. PDF. (Saved PDF). (PDF extracted from AFHRA REEL=4341, IRISREF=A2554, IRISNUM=00152305)

  • Williams, Allan. Operation Crossbow: The Untold Story of the Search for Hitler's Secret Weapons. US: Random House UK, 2014. Print. ISBN: 9780099557333.

  • Williams, C. R.. United States Strategic Bombing Survey - Report on the "CROSSBOW" Campaign: The Air Offensive Against V-Weapons. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. eBook. <https://aul.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma995573943406836&context=L&vid=01AUL_INST:AUL&lang=en>. eBook: <http://www.allworldwars.com/V-Weapons Crossbow Campaign.html>. (Saved PDF).

  • Zaloga, Steven J.. Operation Crossbow 1944: Hunting Hitler's V-weapons. US: Osprey Publishing, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9781472826145.

  • Zaloga, Steven J.. German V-Weapon Sites 1943-45 (Fortress). US: Osprey Publishing, 2008. Print. ISBN: 9781846032479.

  • Zaloga, Steven J.. V-1 Flying Bomb 1942-52: Hitler's infamous "doodlebug" (New Vanguard). US: Osprey Publishing, 2005. Print. ISBN: 9781841767918.


WWII Campaigns/Battles


WWII Reconnaissance

  • Babington Smith, Constance. Air spy. US: Harper, 1957. Print.

  • Babington Smith, Constance. Evidence in Camera: the Story of Photographic Intelligence in World War II. US: Chatto & Windus, 1958. Print.

  • Downing, Taylor. Spies In The Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence during World War II. US: Abacus, 2013. Print. ISBN: 9780349123400.

  • Infield, Glenn B. Unarmed and unafraid. US: Macmillan, 1970. Print. ISBN: 9781299066755.

  • Ivie, Thomas G.. Aerial Reconnaissance: The 10th Photo Recon Group in World War II. US: Aero Publishers, 1981. Print. ISBN: 9780816889006.

  • Kreis, John F.. Piercing The Fog: Intelligence and Army Air Forces Operations in World War II. Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1996. eBook. <https://archive.org/details/PiercingTheFog>. (Saved PDF).

  • Nesbit, Roy Conyers. Eyes of the Raf: A History of Photo-Reconnaissance. US: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1998. Print. ISBN: 9780750917292.

  • Staerck, Chris. Allied Photo Reconnaisance of World War II. US: Thunder Bay Pr, 1998. Print. ISBN: 9781571451613.

  • Stanley, Roy M.. World War II Photo Intelligence. US: Charles Scribners' Sons, 1981. Print. ISBN: 9780684170169.


Researching WWII

  • Beigel, William L. Buried on the Battlefield? Not My Boy: The Return of the Dead from World War Two. US: Midnight to 1 Am, 2019. Print. ISBN: 9781733612500.

  • Gawne, Jonathan. Finding Your Father's War: A Practical Guide to Researching and Understanding Service in the World War II U.S. Army. US: Casemate, 2006. Print. ISBN: 9781932033144.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Finding the Answers in the Individual Deceased Personnel File. US: World War II Research and Writing Center, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9781938226434.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Stories from the World War II Battlefield: Navigating Army, Air Corps, and National Guard Service Records (Volume 1). US: Generations, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9781938226304.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Finding the Answers: Discovering World War II Service Online. US: World War II Research and Writing Center, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9781938226489.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Finding the Answers: Researching World War II Army Service Part 1. US: World War II Research and Writing Center, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9781938226533.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Finding the Answers:: Researching World War II Army Service Part 2. US: World War II Research and Writing Center, 2018. Print. ISBN: 9781938226557.

  • Holik, Jennifer. Stories From the World War II Battlefield Vol 2 2nd edition: Navigating Service Records for the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Merchant Marines. US: Generations, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9781938226366.

  • Johnson, Richard S.. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military: Armed Forces Locator Guide. US: Military Information Enterprises, 1999. Print. ISBN: 9781877639500.

  • Johnston, W Wesley. Dad's War: Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story - Workshop Book. US: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. Print. ISBN: 9781495384929.

  • Neagles, James C.. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal & State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. US: Ancestry Publishing, 1994. Print. ISBN: 9780916489557.

  • Sledge, Michael. Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor Our Military Fallen. US: Columbia University Press, 2007. Print. ISBN: 9780231135146.





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