The wild blue
the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany 1944-45
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Author
Publication
2001 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
74,750 words, Guess
Page Count
299 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewildbluemena00ambr
- Internet Archivewildbluemenboysw00step
- ISBN-100743203399
- ISBN-139780743203395
- Library of Congress Control Number2001020563
and 13 more
- OCLC Control Number46419848
- Better World BooksW6-BKJ-336
- Better World BooksW6-AHS-442
- Better World BooksW6-BAT-982
- Better World BooksO7-APS-940
- Better World BooksO7-DIZ-163
- Better World BooksP6-AUV-719
- Better World BooksO7-AFS-707
- Better World BooksP6-AHU-920
- Better World BooksP6-BBL-070
- Better World BooksP6-BIX-441
- Better World Books147-BAA-000
- Open LibraryOL23245601M
Classifications
- LCCD790 .A786 2001
Description
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 vivid detail and affection. Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and then chose those 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 50 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 smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine. The Wild Blue makes clear the contribution these young men of the Army Air Forces stationed in Italy made to the Allied victory. - Jacket flap.
Description
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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Topics
Genres
- Biography
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