Bibliograph

Masters of the air, America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany, Donald L. Miller

Type

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Masters of the air, America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany, Donald L. Miller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-642) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Masters of the air

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

905345969

Responsibility statement

Donald L. Miller

Sub title

America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany

Summary

Chronicle of the U.S. 8th Air Force's daylight bombing campaign over Europe during World War II, from its genesis to the end of the war

Table Of Contents

The Bloody Hundredth -- The Bomber Mafia -- Eaker's Amateurs -- The dangerous sky -- Airman down! -- The anatomy of courage -- Teach them to kill -- The bells of heaven -- Men at war -- The turning -- Liberated skies -- The fatal trap -- Prisoners of the Swiss -- My bellyful of war -- The wire -- Terror without end -- The chimneys hardly ever fall down -- A pageant of misery

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