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Ambrose, Stephen E.
Subjects
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 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.
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 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.
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The wild blue [sound recording] : [the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany] / Stephen E. Ambrose.
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
Simon & Schuster Audio, p2001.
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COMPACT
DISC
940
.544973
A496w
Subjects
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 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:
0743504690
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Abridged.
Description:
4
compact
sound discs (4:30 hrs.) : Dolby digital ; 12 cm.
Performers:
Read by Jeffrey DeMunn with an introduction read by the author.
Summary:
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, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary brand of heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with the same vivid detail and affection. Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and then chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. These are the boys -- turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners of the B-24s -- who suffered over 50 percent casualties. 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. Twenty-two-year-old George McGovern, who was to become a United States senator and a presidential candidate, flew thirty-five combat missions (all the Army would allow) and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. We meet him and his mates, his co-pilot killed in action, and crews of other planes. Many went down in flames.
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Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm)
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