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Title To kingdom come : an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany / Robert J. Mrazek.
Author Mrazek, Robert J.
Publication Info. New York : NAL Caliber, c2011.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  940.5421 MRA    Check Shelves
 Winter Garden  940.5421 MRA    Check Shelves
Description xiii, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-366) and index.
Contents Hap -- Ira -- The warriors -- Reb -- The Greek -- Andy -- Bob -- Ted -- Jimmy -- The mission -- Juggernaut -- The golden eagle -- Into the valley -- The blind leading the blind -- A ride in the whirlwind -- And the sky rained heroes -- Est nulla via invia virtuti -- Theirs not to reason why -- To the last beat of the heart -- Hard landings -- The last one left -- Slipstreams -- Remains of the day -- Eventide -- The day after -- The back of the tiger -- Interlude -- Hitting the road -- Eclipse -- Greek holiday -- Friends and enemies -- Desperate journey -- The telegram -- On the run -- Against all odds -- Cloak and dagger -- The end of a tour -- Reb -- Epilogue.
Summary Describes the historic air force bombing by 338 B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilots who bombed Nazi weapons factories in Stuttgart Germany in 1943.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Stuttgart.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- Stuttgart -- History -- 20th century.
B-17 bomber -- History.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th -- Biography.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Germany -- Stuttgart -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- Germany -- Stuttgart.
ISBN 0451232275 : $25.95
9780451232274
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