From Greenwich village to Guadalcanal in just over a year, David Zellmer would find piloting a B-24 bomber in the South Pacific a far cry from his life as a fledgling member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. He soon discovered the unimagined thrills of first flights and the astonishment of learnin...

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1. Verfasser:	Zellmer, David 1918- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Praeger 1999
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schlagworte:	Zellmer, David Zellmer, David > 1918- United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography Geschichte 1942-1945 Weltkrieg (1939-1945) Bomber pilots > United States > Biography World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area Bombenflugzeug Flugzeugführer Quelle Pazifikkrieg > 1941-1945 Pazifischer Raum USA Biografie Briefsammlung > 1942-1945
Zusammenfassung:	From Greenwich village to Guadalcanal in just over a year, David Zellmer would find piloting a B-24 bomber in the South Pacific a far cry from his life as a fledgling member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. He soon discovered the unimagined thrills of first flights and the astonishment of learning that an aerial spin was merely a vertical pirouette which one spotted on a barn thousands of feet below, instead of on a doorknob in Martha's studio Reconstructed from letters home, this captivating account traces Zellmer's journey from New York to the islands of the South Pacific as the 13th Air Force battled to push back the Japanese invaders in 1943 and 1944. Spurred to action by encouraging letters from Martha Graham, who urges him to document his participation in the "great tragic play" of the Second World War, Zellmer struggles to come to terms with the fears and joys of flying, of killing and being killed
Beschreibung:	XVII, 128 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:	0275962865