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The wild blue: the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany

By McGovern , Stephen E , George Stanley;Ambrose

Book information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Year
2007
ISBN
0743203399, 9780743217521, 0743223098, 9780743203395, 9780743223096
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
12 MB (12296916 bytes)
Edition
Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed
Pages
299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustra
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1939-1945--Aerial operations1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States;Reg741st -- History;United States. -- Army Air ForcesAerial--American;B-24 (Bomber);Bomber pilots;BombiAerial--Germany--History--20th century;Flight crewAerial;Flight crews;History;Biography;Biographies;American;World WarBomber pilots--United States;Bombing

Description

Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II. The young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II fought against horrific odds, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with vivid detail and affection. Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and selected the elite few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. These are the boys—turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners of the B-24s—who suffered over fifty percent casualties. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose carries us along in the crowded, uncomfortable, and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to the death through thick black...

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