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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 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. The Wild Blue makes clear the contribution these young men of the Army Air Forces stationed in Italy made to the Allied victory. - Jacket flap.
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Aerial Bombing, History, B-24 bomber, Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber), United States. Army Air Forces, Bomber pilots, Flight crews, United States, American Aerial operations, World War, 1939-1945, B-24 (Bomber), United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 741st, Regimental histories, Biography, Air forces & warfare, Large type books, United states, army air forces, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, Mcgovern, george s. (george stanley), 1922-2012, B-twenty-four bomber, Bombing, aerial, Air pilots, biography, United states, army, biography, World war, 1939-1945, regimental histories, United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 741stShowing 3 featured editions. View all 12 editions?
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The Wild Blue : The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
May 7, 2002, Simon & Schuster
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The wild blue: the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany 1944-45
2001, Simon & Schuster
in English
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany
August 1, 2001, Simon & Schuster Audio
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