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15th Air Force. One thing the series probably can-
not convey from the book are the chapters on the
creation of the 8th Air Force and, above all, on the
development of the idea of a strategic bombing
offensive as an effective way of conducting a de-
fensive war, from the time of Italian Giulio Douhet
and American Billy Mitchell. Not only because
these parts need to convey the understanding of
the ‘son of a bitch dirty work’ that the boys from
the 8th Air Force had to do, but also because the
series can’t possibly transfer everything from the
book to the screen, I highly recommend reading
Don Miller’s book.
Many of the unit’s legends come to life in the
‘Masters of the Air’ stories, and the creators of
the series have maintained their real names, un-
derscoring the desire for maximum faithfulness
to accuracy. The choice of actors tried also be as
faithful as possible. To this end, the author of the
book, Don Miller, and later members of the series’
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