Wild Blue: The Men And Boys Who Flew The B-24s Over Germany - Rilegato

Ambrose, Stephen E.

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ISBN 10: 0756774128 ISBN 13: 9780756774127

Casa editrice: Diane Pub Co, 2004

Riassunto

Stephen E. Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were an exceptional band of brothers, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their unique 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 de-manding 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. Many went down in flames.

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L'autore:

Stephen E. Ambrose is the author of numerous books of history, including the New York Times number one bestseller Nothing Like It in the World, and Undaunted Courage, D-Day, and Citizen Soldiers. He lives in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Helena, Montana.

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• Editore: Diane Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0756774128
• ISBN 13: 9780756774127
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 299