| The Wild Blue - The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
(2001)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
B-24 bomber; Bomber pilots - United States - Biography; Bombing, Aerial - Germany - History - 20th century; Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber); Flight crews - United States - Biography; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-1981; United States. Army Air Forces - Biography; United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 741st - History; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States |
| Publication Date |
2001 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.8
mm)
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| Publisher |
Simon & Schuster |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| Stephen Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. In three highly acclaimed, bestselling volumes, he has told the story of the bravery, steadfastness, and ingenuity of the ordinary young men, the citizen soldiers, who fought the enemy to a standstill -- the band of brothers who endured together. The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were yet another exceptional band of brothers, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with the same vivid detail and affection. 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 smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine. |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
D790 .A786 2001 |
| Dewey |
940.54/4973 |
| ISBN |
0743203399 |
| Cover Price |
$26.00 |
| No. of Pages |
299 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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