Item #15121 The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew The B-24s Over Germany. Stephen E. Ambrose.
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew The B-24s Over Germany

The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew The B-24s Over Germany

NY: Simon and Schuster, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. 6.25"x9.5" 299 indexed pgs. First printing. White boards. Navy spine w/silver letters. Designed by Lisa Chovnick. DJ design by Jackie Seow. DJ photo George McGovern's B-24 Crew. Author photo by Grace V. Ambrose. Tint along top edge of DJ. Spine straight, sewn binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Wrapped in Brodart mylar. Secure ship w/track #. Fine-Collectible / Fine. Item #15121
ISBN: 9780743203395

Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us along in the crowded and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine during World War II. The young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II fought against horrific odds, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary heroism, skill, daring, and comradeship with vivid detail and affection. Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and selected the elite 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 fifty percent casualties. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the... Source: Publisher.

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