Author: William H. Adams (of Wheaton, Md.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
The Mighty Eighth Roll of Honor
Author: William H. Adams (of Wheaton, Md.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
United States Air Force and Its Antecedents
Author: James T. Controvich
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810850101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810850101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Indiana's Roll of Honor
Author: David Stevenson (A. M.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Luck of the Draw
Author: Frank Murphy
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250284163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?” —Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, as featured in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of NBC, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy. “A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. A truly extraordinary story!” —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250284163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?” —Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, as featured in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It’s the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of NBC, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy. “A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. A truly extraordinary story!” —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)
The Mighty Eighth in Color
Author: Roger A. Freeman
Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.
Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Includes aircraft and crews from every U.S. Eighth Air Force base operational in Britain in WWII. The author is a leading historian.
Zanesville in the Flood of 1913
Author: Thomas William Lewis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Author: Maurer Maurer
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915850
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Lucky Ones
Author: Erik Dyreborg
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595249906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Lucky Ones is a collection of stories gathered from the wartime experiences of a few US airmen who served in the 8th Air Force Bomb Groups in England during WWII. The stories in this collection, narrated by the airmen themselves, recount the harrowing adventures the airmen endured in their most trying missions over Europe. These are stories of encounters with enemy fighters, struggles to control flak-damaged planes, grueling crash landings, and desperate bail-outs from burning planes. Many airmen, fortunate enough to survive these experiences, were captured by the Germans once on the ground. Their treatment at the hands of their captors is painfully re-told here. Miraculously some airmen managed to evade captivity and escape the Germans, sometimes as an entire crew. In the course of the war, more than 30,000 young Americans lost their lives over Europe. As one airman said: “The real heroes...were the many...who died in combat.” These are the stories of other heroes who survived what seemed certain death. These are the stories of The Lucky Ones.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595249906
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Lucky Ones is a collection of stories gathered from the wartime experiences of a few US airmen who served in the 8th Air Force Bomb Groups in England during WWII. The stories in this collection, narrated by the airmen themselves, recount the harrowing adventures the airmen endured in their most trying missions over Europe. These are stories of encounters with enemy fighters, struggles to control flak-damaged planes, grueling crash landings, and desperate bail-outs from burning planes. Many airmen, fortunate enough to survive these experiences, were captured by the Germans once on the ground. Their treatment at the hands of their captors is painfully re-told here. Miraculously some airmen managed to evade captivity and escape the Germans, sometimes as an entire crew. In the course of the war, more than 30,000 young Americans lost their lives over Europe. As one airman said: “The real heroes...were the many...who died in combat.” These are the stories of other heroes who survived what seemed certain death. These are the stories of The Lucky Ones.
California Business Roll of Honor
Author: Nichols Field Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Brief history of the 711 business firms.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Brief history of the 711 business firms.
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, November 1942-July 1945
Author:
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563115786
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The anthology of the 379th Bombardment Group (H) is a comprehensive collection of 800 pages of words, numbers and historic photographs that provide significance to the Best Bomb Group"" in The Mighty Eighth Air Force.""
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563115786
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The anthology of the 379th Bombardment Group (H) is a comprehensive collection of 800 pages of words, numbers and historic photographs that provide significance to the Best Bomb Group"" in The Mighty Eighth Air Force.""