Air warfare was a decisive component of World War II, especially in western Europe and over Japan, where Allied bombers damaged 66 of the country's largest cities. The guts and glory of the bomber crews came, however, with a high casualty rate which had only improved marginally by the war's end. Descriptions of the bombers' harrowing missions told from the firsthand perspective of their pilots, navigators, bombardiers and gunners create the immediacy of a single person's experience during one of America's most daring military expeditions. A short biography of each veteran accompanies these tales of typical and not-so-typical missions.…mehr
Air warfare was a decisive component of World War II, especially in western Europe and over Japan, where Allied bombers damaged 66 of the country's largest cities. The guts and glory of the bomber crews came, however, with a high casualty rate which had only improved marginally by the war's end. Descriptions of the bombers' harrowing missions told from the firsthand perspective of their pilots, navigators, bombardiers and gunners create the immediacy of a single person's experience during one of America's most daring military expeditions. A short biography of each veteran accompanies these tales of typical and not-so-typical missions.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Broadcast writer and producer Alan L. Griggs lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Michael Bess Preface 1. Captain R.M. Benson 2. Lieutenant Bill Jernigan 3. Lieutenant Mandell Cypress 4. Lieutenant Charles Jackson 5. Captain Beecher Bilbrey 6. Sergeant Bob Rourke 7. Lieutenant Jim White 8. Lieutenant Thomas French 9. Sergeant Jim DeMontbreun 10. Captain Bush Cole 11. Sergeant Leonard Mika 12. Captain Bob Gregg 13. Lieutenant Harry Williams, Jr. 14. Captain Bill Reeder 15. Lieutenant Tom Graves 16. Captain Bill Becker 17. Sergeant David Oldashi 18. Lieutenant Roy Buck 19. Sergeant Bud Reeder 20. Major Clarence Evans 21. Sergeant John Katz 22. Lieutenant Bill Rickman 23. Lieutenant John McGonagle 24. Lieutenant Art Driscoll 25. Lieutenant Myron King 26. Lieutenant Don Peterson 27. Captain Al Suedekum 28. Lieutenant John Lechleiter 29. Sergeant Bernard Sanderson 30. Sergeant Charles Whitehead 31. Lieutenant Arvid Shulenberger 32. Sergeant Bill Roberts 33. Lieutenant Bob Smartt 34. Captain J.O. Grizzell 35. Captain Robert Fesmire 36. Sergeant Bill Jones 37. Lieutenant Ben Ernst 38. Captain J. Ivan Potts, Jr. 39. Sergeant Bill Eastland 40. Lieutenant Bob Chambers 41. Lieutenant Jim Kirtland 42. Sergeant John Cunningham 43. Major John Kolemba 44. Major Cooper Schley 45. Lieutenant Jack Downey 46. Sergeant Robert Howell, Jr. 47. Sergeant Robert Sheehan 48. Lieutenant Bob Cartwright 49. Lieutenant Jerry Neal 50. Lieutenant Bob Elliott 51. Lieutenant Eino Latvala 52. Sergeant George Shreeve 53. Lieutenant Mark Osborne 54. Lieutenant W.C. Gibson 55. Major Calvin Fite Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Michael Bess Preface 1. Captain R.M. Benson 2. Lieutenant Bill Jernigan 3. Lieutenant Mandell Cypress 4. Lieutenant Charles Jackson 5. Captain Beecher Bilbrey 6. Sergeant Bob Rourke 7. Lieutenant Jim White 8. Lieutenant Thomas French 9. Sergeant Jim DeMontbreun 10. Captain Bush Cole 11. Sergeant Leonard Mika 12. Captain Bob Gregg 13. Lieutenant Harry Williams, Jr. 14. Captain Bill Reeder 15. Lieutenant Tom Graves 16. Captain Bill Becker 17. Sergeant David Oldashi 18. Lieutenant Roy Buck 19. Sergeant Bud Reeder 20. Major Clarence Evans 21. Sergeant John Katz 22. Lieutenant Bill Rickman 23. Lieutenant John McGonagle 24. Lieutenant Art Driscoll 25. Lieutenant Myron King 26. Lieutenant Don Peterson 27. Captain Al Suedekum 28. Lieutenant John Lechleiter 29. Sergeant Bernard Sanderson 30. Sergeant Charles Whitehead 31. Lieutenant Arvid Shulenberger 32. Sergeant Bill Roberts 33. Lieutenant Bob Smartt 34. Captain J.O. Grizzell 35. Captain Robert Fesmire 36. Sergeant Bill Jones 37. Lieutenant Ben Ernst 38. Captain J. Ivan Potts, Jr. 39. Sergeant Bill Eastland 40. Lieutenant Bob Chambers 41. Lieutenant Jim Kirtland 42. Sergeant John Cunningham 43. Major John Kolemba 44. Major Cooper Schley 45. Lieutenant Jack Downey 46. Sergeant Robert Howell, Jr. 47. Sergeant Robert Sheehan 48. Lieutenant Bob Cartwright 49. Lieutenant Jerry Neal 50. Lieutenant Bob Elliott 51. Lieutenant Eino Latvala 52. Sergeant George Shreeve 53. Lieutenant Mark Osborne 54. Lieutenant W.C. Gibson 55. Major Calvin Fite Index
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