Simons. This heavily illustrated book examines the B-17 bomber, "Memphis Belle" - one of the most famous military aircraft in history - through rare archival images from the Belle's 25 bombing raids in the flak- and fighter-filled skies of World War II Europe where she was often struck but never destroyed as her crew earned an impressive 51 military decorations. 128 pages, 120 B&W photographs, 7½"x 9½", softcover.