Bibliograph

Masters of the air, America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany, Donald L. Miller

Type

Label

Masters of the air, America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany, Donald L. Miller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-642) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Masters of the air

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1409486781

Responsibility statement

Donald L. Miller

Sub title

America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany

Summary

A history recounting the events and experiences of the World War II bomber pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force, the armed forces group that conducted daytime bombing of Germany in advance of the Allied soldiers' arrival on the ground

Table Of Contents

Prologue : The bloody Hundredth -- 1.The Bomber Mafia -- 2.Eaker's amateurs -- 3.The dangerous sky -- 4.Airman down! -- 5.The anatomy of courage -- 6.Teach them to kill -- 7.The bells of hell -- 8.Men at war -- 9.The turning -- 10.Liberated skies -- 11.The fatal trap -- 12.Prisoners of the Swiss -- 13.My bellyful of war -- 14.The wire -- 15.Terror without end -- 16.The chimneys hardly ever fall down -- 17.A pageant of misery -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Noes -- Bibliography -- Index

Target audience

adult

Classification