The Folio Society To Publish A Deluxe Edition of Donald L. Miller’s Seminal Masters of the Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine
Donald L. Miller’s seminal bestseller Masters of The Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine is a soaring and stirring account of the world’s first and only bomber war. Drawing on personal letters, interviews and international archives, the New York Times best-selling book inspired the acclaimed Apple TV mini-series co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, starring Austin Butler and Callum Turner. Now the Folio Society, independent publisher of beautifully illustrated hardback books, will publish a deluxe edition of this deeply human account of courage, sacrifice and the brutal cost of strategic air power. The gorgeous hardcover title will feature an exclusive introduction by Tom Hanks, an introduction by Kirk Saduski, and over 60 photographs, including several previously unpublished shots, all captioned by the author. The Folio Society’s Edition of Masters of The Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine is now available.
In addition to the exclusive introduction by Tom Hanks, the 728-page Folio Society edition will be bound in printed and blocked cloth and will feature: a photographic title page spread; 32 pages of black and white photographs; two black and white integrated maps; one diagram; a blocked slipcase; original illustrations from a 1940s B-17 manual stored in a separate pouch, which slips into the slipcase; and an exclusive reproduction of a famous piece of aviation art by master artist Gil Cohen.
In Masters of The Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine, historian and World War II expert Donald Miller brings us the story of the bomber boys who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep. Unlike ground soldiers, they slept on clean beds, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of the travelling Air Force bands. But they were also an elite group of fighters who put their lives on the line in the most dangerous role of all. Drawn from interviews, oral histories, and American, British and German archives, Masters of The Air takes readers from the adrenaline filled battles in the sky, to the airbases across England, the German prison camps, and onto the ground to understand the devastation faced by civilians.
The Folio Society edition of Masters of The Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine will be available for £100 / US $145 exclusively from https://www.foliosociety.com.
