Great photos and limited text make this a quick read. Is a history of the development of the B-17 from its earliest model to the final B-17G that finished the War. This is also a good summary of its importance to the bombing of Germany. It does an honest comparison with the B-24. If your looking for an introduction to the B-17, this would be a good source. Contains more than 80 colour wartime photos. These are not pictures of restored warbirds but rather wartime photos of aircraft taken in England, in the skies over Europe and even a few from the .Pacific Theatre. ( )