Stephen E. Ambrose

The Wild Blue

The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45

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Produktbeschreibung

In the bestselling "D-Day, Citizen Soldiers, " and "Band of Brothers, " Ambrose portrayed in vivid detail the experiences of soldiers who fought on the bloody battlegrounds of World War II. "The Wild Blue" brings to life another extraordinary group of men--the pilots, bombardiers, navigators and gunners aboard the B-24s that destroyed the German war machine. of photos. Maps.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Touchstone ed
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 302g
• ISBN-13: 9780743223096
• ISBN-10: 0743223098
• Artikelnr.: 22459769

Autorenporträt

Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Prologue
Cast of Characters
CHAPTER ONE Where They Came From
CHAPTER TWO Training
CHAPTER THREE Learning to Fly the B-24
CHAPTER FOUR The Fifteenth Air Force
CHAPTER FIVE Cerignola, Italy
CHAPTER SIX Learning to Fly in Combat
CHAPTER SEVEN December 1944
CHAPTER EIGHT The Isle of Capri
CHAPTER NINE The Tuskegee Airmen Fly Cover: February 1945
CHAPTER TEN Missions over Austria: March 1945
CHAPTER ELEVEN Linz: The Last Mission: April 1945
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index