At the height of the American war effort , the U.S. Air Force commissioned John Steinbeck who wrote Bombs Away , an essential wartime report and truthful account of his experiences with bomber crews during World War II. Now for the first time since its initial publication , we present this exclusive edition of the introduction to the nascent aviation , the heart of American air power that Steinbeck described as "the best team in the world."

The story begins with a brief history of the air force, its training program and motivation against the war machine of Germany, Italy and Japan. Being conceived as a propaganda book describes the ideologies that led us to that war, and the incredible patriotism unified combined with the ardor and devotion of the army created a new branch of the military and the type of war in less than two years . In his description of the bomber crews , the book also full of praise to the parents of the most distinguished soldiers of the nation.