Wild Blue : The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany 1944-1945

English

ISBN: 0743223098

EAN: 9780743223096

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Military/Biography & Autobiography / Political/History / Military / Aviation/History / Military / World War Ii/History / Military / United States/Biography & Autobiography / General/Transportation / Aviation / Commercial/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 05/03/2002

Synopsis: Stephen Ambrose is the acknowledged dean of the historians of World War II in Europe. In three highly acclaimed, bestselling volumes, he has told the story of the bravery, steadfastness, and ingenuity of the ordinary young men, the citizen soldiers, who fought the enemy to a standstill -- the band of brothers who endured together.The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were yet another exceptional band of brothers, and, inThe Wild Blue,Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with the same vivid detail and affection. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose carries us along in the crowded, uncomfortable, and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to the death through thick black smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine.

Wild Blue : The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany 1944-1945

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.8 inches

Width: 6.12 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 11.53 oz

Pages: 304