June 12, 2025

Preview: Wings of the Allies - The European Air War, Vol II from Eagle Editions...

Eagle Editions releases the second in their "Wings of the Allies" series by Mark Proulx & illustrations from James Bentley. Details, with photos from inside the book in our preview...


Preview: Wings of the Allies - The European Air War, Vol II from Eagle Editions...

Wings of the Allies - The European Air War - Vol II
From Eagle Editions
Researched and written by Mark Proulx, illustrated by James Bentley
64 pages
Black & white photos & 8 colour profiles included.
8.5 X 11 portrait format
Laminated cover, glossy paper
ISBN: 0-914144-71-5; 978-0-914144-71-7
RRP: $25 USD
Complementing their Wings of the Black Cross series & Wings of the Allies, The European Air War, Volume Two, & building upon its successful initial book launch, Eagle Editions Ltd. LLC is proud to announce the release of the second installment to the Wings of the Allies: The European Air War series.
This limited series maintains the successful Wings of the Black Cross format, first created by Jerry Crandall over twenty years ago. The books showcase aircraft flown by the United States, Russia, Britain, and her Commonwealth partners during World War 2. Aircraft from the European, Russian, Mediterranean and North African theatres are included throughout.
A diverse collection of Allied aircraft is presented, from fighters, fighter-bombers to medium and heavy bombers. More specifically, in this second volume:
P-38 Lightning
Curtiss Tomahawk IIb
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-51 Mustang
RAF Mustang I and IVA
Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire
Bell P-39Q
de Havilland Mosquito
A-20 Havoc/Boston
B-26 Marauder
Whitley Mk V
Vickers Wellington
Petlyakov Pe-2
Tupolev SB-2
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
Avro Lancaster

At the close of each book in this series is a brief section entitled “A Closer Look.” Here the author provides a focused look at aircraft types, campaigns, squadrons, or groups that may be of interest to the reader. In this issue, extensive photo coverage is provided of Outhouse Mouse, a famed B-17G Flying Fortress of the 91st BG.

The 36-page book consists of 63 photos sourced from the author’s private collection. All are original without computer-enhanced imagery or colorization. Most are unpublished and pictured here for the first time. A few select contributors have also generously provided photos from their private collections. Each photo is supported with detailed captions.
James Bentley continues his association as illustrator with Eagle Editions Ltd. LLC and the author Mark Proulx. He has created many colourful Allied aircraft profiles for the EagleCals decal line and books in the past. Eight colour profiles are included based on cross-referenced photos included with the book. Additional references are consulted when necessary. This results in very accurate, well-researched colour profiles of select Allied aircraft.
Additional installments for this series are planned for future releases.

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