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To kingdom come, an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany, Robert J. Mrazek

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To kingdom come, an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany, Robert J. Mrazek
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-372) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrationsportraits
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
To kingdom come
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Robert J. Mrazek
Sub title
an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany
Summary
Describes the historic air force bombing by 338 B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilots who bombed Nazi weapons factories in Stuttgart Germany in 1943
Table Of Contents
Prelude. Hap ; Ira -- The warriors. Reb ; The Greek ; Andy ; Bob ; Ted ; Jimmy -- The mission. Juggernaut ; The Golden Eagle ; Into the valley ; The blind leading the blind ; A ride in the whirlwind ; And the sky rained heroes ; Est nulla via invia virtuti ; Theirs not to reason why ; To the last beat of the heart ; Hard landings ; The last one left -- Slipstreams. Remains of the day ; Eventide ; The day after ; The back of the tiger ; Interlude ; Hitting the road ; Eclipse ; Greek holiday ; Friends and enemies ; Desperate journey ; The telegram ; On the run ; Against all odds ; Cloak and dagger ; The end of a tour ; Reg
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