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In January 1942, the US Eighth Air Force was created and ordered to England, even though it was without men, equipment, or airplanes. This is the story of Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker’s two years with VIII Bomber Command, and later as commander of the Eighth, as he worked to grow it into a force capable of striking targets from above 20,000 feet.
William J. Daugherty was with the CIA and then a professor at Armstrong State University (now Georgia Southern University– Armstrong Campus). He spent eight years in Marine Corps aviation and served in Vietnam. Daugherty is the author of In the Shadow of the Ayatollah and Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.