The wild blue : the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany / Stephen E. Ambrose.
Examines the lives of the pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners chosen by the Air Force to embark on the most dangerous missions during World War II.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743203399
- ISBN: 9780743203395
- Physical Description: 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Where They Came From 27 -- Chapter 2 Training 49 -- Chapter 3 Learning to Fly the B-24 77 -- Chapter 4 Fifteenth Air Force 105 -- Chapter 5 Cerignola, Italy 127 -- Chapter 6 Learning to Fly in Combat 153 -- Chapter 7 December 1944 173 -- Chapter 8 Isle of Capri 199 -- Chapter 9 Tuskegee Airmen Fly Cover: February 1945 209 -- Chapter 10 Missions over Austria: March 1945 225 -- Chapter 11 Linz: The Last Mission: April 1945 237.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.7 15 55311.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 940.54 A C-90 (Text) | 36015000709747 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | 940.54 A C-40 (Text) | 36015001302500 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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