Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Harvest of the Grim Reapers: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bomb Groups During World War II
Volume I: Prewar to December 1942
(International Historical Research Associates)
by Lawrence J. Hickey and Edward M. Rogers
with Osamu Tagaya and Madison D. Jonas

528 pages w/ over 700 photos - hardback
16 page color section with profiles of A-20's, A-24s, & B-25's by aviation artist Jack Fellows.
US $80.00 + shipping

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Wonderful news, but as we know the future with IHRA is in some doubt, so the possibility of a Volume Two has to be suspect, as outlined by Madison Jonas in a separate Post recently.
I would, like every one dearly love to see a Volume Two, but at least we have the first one so all is not lost…..

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

From the Stone & Stone site:


News from IHRA
3 November 2021
Edward Rogers tells us Harvest of the Grim Reapers: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bombardment Groups during World War II, volume I: Prewar - December 1942
from International Historical Research Associates is on the way:
"I am pleased to report that the manuscript for volume I of the 3rd & 27th BG history has been uploaded to the webserver of our printing company.
Hopefully in about 10 days we will have a date for the delivery of the printed & bound books."

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The big news. We expect to receive volume I from the printer c. 10 January 2022.

We are now taking pre-orders.

Harvest of the Grim Reapers: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bomb Groups During World War II
Volume I: Prewar to December 1942
(International Historical Research Associates)
by Lawrence J. Hickey and Edward M. Rogers
with Osamu Tagaya and Madison D. Jonas

528 pages w/ over 700 photos - hardback
16 page color section with profiles of A-20's, A-24s, & B-25's by aviation artist Jack Fellows.
US $80.00 + shipping

https://irandpcorp.com/products/3bg1/

Our regular distributors in Europe should be carrying the book as well.

We are currently working on options to get the book to Australia and New Zealand.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Edward

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Very interested in finding out who is distributing/stocking it in Australia.


...geoff

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

We certainly hope to have some news about that soon.

Edward

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Update from the Stone & Stone site:


News from Colorado
14 December 2021
"We expect to receive Harvest of the Grim Reapers: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bombardment Groups during World War II, volume I: Prewar - December 1942 on 10 January 2022.

"All of the material is based on primary source documents from the veterans, their families and US and Australian archives. All combats include accounts based on WWII Japanese documents as translated and described by Osamu Tagaya.
I have researched a full and accurate account of the development of the Doulgas A-20A-1 strafer project and the early use of the Havoc strafer bombers in combat by the men of the 89th and 8th Bomb Squadrons.
The vast majority of the 700 + photos have never appeared in other publications. Jack Fellows has done tremendous work on the aircraft (A-20, A-24 & B-25) profiles. I am sorry that Larry Hickey is not here to see this."

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

What he said.

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Less than a week to go before the delivery of Harvest of the Grim Reapers Vol. I from the printer in Dallas, Texas to our HQ in Boulder, Colorado. Once they arrive all pre-orders will then be shipped.

Wherever possible we utilized personal accounts by the pilots, crew chiefs, commanders, gunners, navigators and bombardiers to tell the story of their combat during the first year (Dec. 1941 - Dec. 1942) of WWII. These came from their personal diaries, flight logs, memoirs and interviews conducted between 1986 and 2010.

A total of 27 personal diaries from members of the 3rd and 27th Bomb Groups were located, transcribed and incorporated into the manuscript. Most are published here for the first time.

Originally Posted by bearoutwest http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/images...s/viewpost.gif
Very interested in finding out who is distributing/ stocking it in Australia.
...geoff

I believe that Avonmore Books will be distributing copies of Vol. I in Australia.

Harvest of the Grim Reapers: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bomb Groups During World War II
Volume I: Prewar to December 1942
(International Historical Research Associates)
by Lawrence J. Hickey and Edward M. Rogers
with Osamu Tagaya and Madison D. Jonas

528 pages w/ over 700 photos - hardback
16 page color section with profiles of A-20's, A-24s, & B-25's by aviation artist Jack Fellows.
US $80.00 + shipping

https://irandpcorp.com/products/3bg1/

Edward

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Hello Geoff,

I am glad to announce that Avonmore books of Kent Town will be the distributor in Australia for vol. I of the 3rd Bomb Group history.

Please contact Peter Ingman about ordering a copy.

https://avonmorebooks.com.au/?page=6

Edward

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Hello Edward,

Thanks for taking the time to let me know. I will contact Avonmore Books at the first opportunity.

Of particular interest to me are the numbers of RAAF personnel on temporary secondment to the USAAF bomber squadrons, including the A-20, A-24, B-17 and LB30 squadrons in those dark days of 1942.


Cheers & regards, ...geoff

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Geoff,

Glad that this could happen with international shipping at an all time high.

>Of particular interest to me are the numbers of RAAF personnel on temporary secondment to the USAAF bomber squadrons, including the A-20, A-24, B-17 and LB30 squadrons in those dark days of 1942.

I devoted a lot of time researching & describing the lives of those RAAF personnel who were seconded to the 13th and 90th Bomb Squadrons in May 1942. The WAG's had a terrible baptism of fire on May 23 & 25, 1942 during attacks against Lae, New Guinea with a number killed or missing, one POW (later murdered) and one wounded. While USAAF records were often of very little help the personal diaries and photo collections of different U.S. pilots provide a good account of their actions. The personnel & casualty files at the National Archives, Australia were essential in telling the story of these RAAF air crew. It was certainly a pleasant surprise that all Australian veterans and their families who were contacted still retained their flight logs which were a precious record of the missions flown during 1942. We were also able to locate photos of about 80% of the RAAF pilots and WAG's who flew combat with the 3rd BG.

Edward

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Available now!

The books arrived this morning from the printer in Dallas, Texas.

Pre-orders will start going out tomorrow.

Harvest of the Grim Reapers vol. I is only for sale from the publisher's website though will soon be available from our distributors in the U.K. "East Anglia Books" and Australia "Avonmore Books".

I feel certain that "Christian Schmidt" and "Sound Bücher Modellbau" will soon be carrying the book.

Edward

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Harvest of the Grim Reapers, Volume I: The Illustrated History of the 3rd and 27th Bomb Groups During W W II Vol.I
 

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Thanks to Bill Stone at "Stone & Stone Second World War Books" for reviewing our history of the 3rd & 27th BGs.

Bill Stone writes:
"There are unit histories and then there are unit histories. . . . In this case, Hickey, Rogers, Tagaya, and Jonas have done a fine job constantly reminding readers this is a history of men, not airplanes. They animate every page of their book with lives of young airmen on the far side of the world all these many years ago."

". . . Harvest of the Grim Reapers is unsurpassed when it comes to providing a thorough, engaging history of the 3rd Bombardment Group and the ill-fated, short-lived 27th Bombardment Group. And the authors never allow readers to forget that every mission, every victory, and every loss involved young airmen far from home. This is a terrific book with a huge amount of appeal for anyone interested in the air war in the Pacific."

http://books.stonebooks.com/reviews/220130/

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Edward,

Given the time it took to publish the first volume of Harvest, what are the prospects for volume two? My copy of volume one arrived a few days ago; very impressive.

And what is the status of the two volumes of Sun Setters now?

Enjoy!

Frank.

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Frank,

I trust that you will enjoy volume I.

Volume 2 has already been written with photos added to the layout. The histories for the aircraft color profiles need to be drafted and the manuscript needs a proofread along with a few updates for recently discovered material.

We hope to go to print at the end of the year but that is not a certainty.

I can't comment about the status of the two volumes on the 38th BG but I expect there will be an update this year. I can say that the low level combat photography of the Sun Setters equals and possibly exceeds that of the 345th BG. I hope that the books will be released soon.

Edward

Saga of the Sun Setters Vol. I: The Illustrated History of the 38th Bombardment Group During World War II: Prewar to September 1943
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Saga of the Sun Setters Vol. II: The Illustrated History of the 38th Bombardment Group During World War II: October 1943 to 1945
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Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Edward,

Excellent news. I was afraid that without Larry's support the books might wither and die. I have put myself on the list to be notified when any of these books are published.

Enjoy!

Frank.

Re: Coming Soon - "Harvest of the Grim Reapers" The Illustrated History of the 3rd & 27th Bomb Groups (1941-1942)
 

Volume 2 of the 3rd Bomb Group history will certainly have its share of spectacular low level combat photography.

I have researched the creation of the B-25 strafer by Maj. Paul "Pappy" Gunn and Jack Fox of North American Aviation and the men of the 81st Air Depot Group.

The Battle of the Bismarck Sea, war against Japanese barge traffic and the surprise low level attack against Wewak airdrome on 17 August 1943 will be covered in great detail using personal diaries, memoirs and interviews with the pilots and air crew including the RAAF pilots & WAGs seconded to the 3rd BG.

Photographs of most of the shark mouth and skull nose B-25 strafers will be included along with Jack Fellows' excellent color profiles of the 3rd BG B-25s and A-20s.

Coming later this year.

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I have this book. It was published in a one volume edition, by the 38th Veterans Association some years ago.
Brilliant, huge book, just lacking the colour profiles ( maybe copyright issues!!)
Unable to upload picture, (downside to this great Forum)

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Sun Setters of the Southwest Pacific Area From Australia To Japan: An Illustrated History of the 38th Bombardment Group (M) 5th Air Force World War II 1941-1946
As Told and Photographed by The Men Who Were There
(38th Bomb Group Association 2011)
by Larry J. Hickey, Mark M Janko and Stuart W Goldberg with Osamu Tagaya
___ pages w/ b&w photos - hardback

https://pacificwrecks.com/reviews/sun-setters.html

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That’s it……