Half a wing, three engines and a prayer : B-17s over Germany
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Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION | 940.54 O'NE, B | On Shelf |
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xxiv, 454 pages : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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English
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"An Aviation week book"--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-438) and index.
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In 1943, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, B-17 crews of the Eighth Air Force flew harrowing, unescorted daylight bombing missions deep into Occupied Europe and Germany. These devastating raids have long been storied in film and fiction, but here is a firsthand, blow-by-blow account of these perilous missions as they really happened. In these pages, you'll see the events unfold as they were recorded and recalled by one crew's officers and enlisted men (pilot, copilot, navigator, radioman, and gunners), corroborated by other crews they flew with, and painstakingly correlated with the official records of the men's 303rd "Hell's Angels" Bomb Group. The publication of Half a Wing, Three Engines, and a Prayer in 1989 prompted a flood of fresh recollections, correspondence, and personal records from other veterans of the 303rd. This Special Revised Edition incorporates that wealth of new material into a vivid, thorough recreation -- complete with actual combat photographs -- of one of the most dramatic chapters in military aviation history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Neill, B. D. (1999). Half a wing, three engines and a prayer: B-17s over Germany (Special ed., special rev. ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Brian D. 1999. Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s Over Germany. McGraw-Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Brian D. Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s Over Germany McGraw-Hill, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Brian D. Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s Over Germany Special ed., special rev. ed., McGraw-Hill, 1999.
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