Author: Jack Jacobson
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597976288
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Soldiers who formed a comedy and musical troupe dodge bullets during World War II.
Introducing... the Sky Blazers
Author: Jack Jacobson
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597976288
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Soldiers who formed a comedy and musical troupe dodge bullets during World War II.
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597976288
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
Soldiers who formed a comedy and musical troupe dodge bullets during World War II.
The Daring World War II Raid on Ploesti
Author: William R. Bradle
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455622192
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
An in-depth look at the doomed U.S. Army Air Force attack on Romanian oil fields vital to Hitler’s success. In 1943, the Allied powers were grasping for anything to undercut Hitler’s power and relieve his relentless pressure on the Red Army, which had already suffered a staggering 11 million casualties. The U.S. Army Air Force planned Operation Tidal Wave, which would take off from Benghazi, Libya, fly low and maintain complete radio silence to escape Axis observation, and bomb Hitler’s vital oil fields in Ploesti, Romania. On August 1, 177 B-24 bombers prepared to take off. Fourteen hours later, only 88 B-24s returned. Operation Tidal Wave was a massive strategic defeat. However, it proved the mettle of the USAAF and provided a rallying point for the public. Author William R. Bradle offers the definitive account of this doomed operation—the strengths, weaknesses, heroism, and failings—and takes readers into the thick of the action with thrilling accounts from many of the crews. Praise for The Daring World War II Raid on Ploesti “This account of the Ploesti mission...does an admirable job of laying out the planning, personalities, and attendant conflicts among many participants, the mistakes made and losses inflicted by the Germans and Romanians.... An eminently readable story that further emphasizes and demonstrates the mettle of the Greatest Generation.”—New York Journal of Books
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455622192
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
An in-depth look at the doomed U.S. Army Air Force attack on Romanian oil fields vital to Hitler’s success. In 1943, the Allied powers were grasping for anything to undercut Hitler’s power and relieve his relentless pressure on the Red Army, which had already suffered a staggering 11 million casualties. The U.S. Army Air Force planned Operation Tidal Wave, which would take off from Benghazi, Libya, fly low and maintain complete radio silence to escape Axis observation, and bomb Hitler’s vital oil fields in Ploesti, Romania. On August 1, 177 B-24 bombers prepared to take off. Fourteen hours later, only 88 B-24s returned. Operation Tidal Wave was a massive strategic defeat. However, it proved the mettle of the USAAF and provided a rallying point for the public. Author William R. Bradle offers the definitive account of this doomed operation—the strengths, weaknesses, heroism, and failings—and takes readers into the thick of the action with thrilling accounts from many of the crews. Praise for The Daring World War II Raid on Ploesti “This account of the Ploesti mission...does an admirable job of laying out the planning, personalities, and attendant conflicts among many participants, the mistakes made and losses inflicted by the Germans and Romanians.... An eminently readable story that further emphasizes and demonstrates the mettle of the Greatest Generation.”—New York Journal of Books
Columbia's Calender for ...
Author: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Glenn Miller Declassified
Author: Dennis M. Spragg
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 161234951X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
On December 15, 1944, Maj. Alton Glenn Miller, commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band (Special), boarded a plane in England bound for France with Lt. Col. Norman Francis Baessell. Somewhere over the English Channel the plane vanished. No trace of the aircraft or its occupants has ever been found. To this day Miller, Baessell, and the pilot, John Robert Stuart Morgan, are classified as missing in action. Weaving together cultural and military history, Glenn Miller Declassified tells the story of the musical legend Miller and his military career as commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band during World War II. After a brief assignment to the Army Specialist Corps, Miller was assigned to the Army Air Forces Training Command and soon thereafter to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, in the UK. Later that year Miller and his band were to be transferred to Paris to expand the Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme, but Miller never made it. Miller's disappearance resulted in numerous conspiracy theories, especially since much of the information surrounding his military service had been classified, restricted, or, in some cases, lost. Dennis M. Spragg has gained unprecedented access to the Miller family archives as well as military and government documents to lay such theories to rest and to demonstrate the lasting legacy and importance of Miller's life, career, and service to his country.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 161234951X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
On December 15, 1944, Maj. Alton Glenn Miller, commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band (Special), boarded a plane in England bound for France with Lt. Col. Norman Francis Baessell. Somewhere over the English Channel the plane vanished. No trace of the aircraft or its occupants has ever been found. To this day Miller, Baessell, and the pilot, John Robert Stuart Morgan, are classified as missing in action. Weaving together cultural and military history, Glenn Miller Declassified tells the story of the musical legend Miller and his military career as commanding officer of the Army Air Force Band during World War II. After a brief assignment to the Army Specialist Corps, Miller was assigned to the Army Air Forces Training Command and soon thereafter to Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, in the UK. Later that year Miller and his band were to be transferred to Paris to expand the Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme, but Miller never made it. Miller's disappearance resulted in numerous conspiracy theories, especially since much of the information surrounding his military service had been classified, restricted, or, in some cases, lost. Dennis M. Spragg has gained unprecedented access to the Miller family archives as well as military and government documents to lay such theories to rest and to demonstrate the lasting legacy and importance of Miller's life, career, and service to his country.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1922
Book Description
Air & Space Smithsonian
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Playthings
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Toys
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Toys
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Nominations--February-March 1973
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Nominations--February-March 1973, Hearings Before ..., 93-1, on Nominations of ...Lewis A. Engman ... 1973
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Introduction to Children's Literature
Author: Joan I. Glazer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Using an inviting writing style throughout, this book explains how to present literature to children in grades K-4 in ways that enhance both children's understanding and enjoyment of it. This broad-based introduction to children's literature focuses on literary analysis/criticismand techniques and methods of effective literature- based education. Presents real-life examples of teachers sharing literature with children, and infuses discussion ofmulticultural books
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Using an inviting writing style throughout, this book explains how to present literature to children in grades K-4 in ways that enhance both children's understanding and enjoyment of it. This broad-based introduction to children's literature focuses on literary analysis/criticismand techniques and methods of effective literature- based education. Presents real-life examples of teachers sharing literature with children, and infuses discussion ofmulticultural books