The Wild Blue
The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2001]
Format: Book
Description: 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
In the bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, Stephen E. Ambrose portrayed in vivid detail the experiences of soldiers who fought on the bloody battlegrounds of World War II. THE WILD BLUE brings to life another extraordinary band of brothers - the men who volunteered to join the American Air Force and undertook some of the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. Focusing on the men of the 741st Bomb Squadron and, in particular, the crew of the DAKOTA QUEEN, these are the boys turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators and gunners of the B24s, who suffered 50 per cent casualties during conflict. With his extraordinary talent for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose sweeps us along in the B24s as their crews fought to the death to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine.
Subjects:
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012.
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 741st -- History.
United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.
B-24 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Flight crews -- United States -- Biography.
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012.
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 741st -- History.
United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.
B-24 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Flight crews -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
0743203399
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Aerial Amb | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/21/2024) |
HISTORY War WWII Aerial Amb | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.