Masters of the air: America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany [First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition] 9780743235440, 0743235444, 9780743235457, 0743235452, 9780743298322, 0743298322

The Bloody Hundredth -- The Bomber Mafia -- Eaker's Amateurs -- The dangerous sky -- Airman down! -- The anatomy of

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English Pages (671 pages pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Year 2007

Masters of the air: America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany [First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition]
9780743235440, 0743235444, 9780743235457, 0743235452, 9780743298322, 0743298322

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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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