Men of air: the courage and sacrifice of Bomber Command in World War II
The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944--the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany
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New York ; London
Pegasus Books
[2019]
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| Zusammenfassung: | The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944--the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany |
| Beschreibung: | Originally published as: Men of air : doomed youth of Bomber Command, 1944. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007 |
| Beschreibung: | x, 435 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781643130064 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Maps xi
Prelude 1
WINTER
1 An Op Too Many 9
2 The Cauldron 24
3 The Cost of Courage 52
4 The Lesson of Leipzig 73
5 Revenge and Recrimination 98
6 Berlin or Bust 108
7 The Underground Air War 140
8 Massacre in the Moonlight 164
SPRING
9 Making a Mark
10 Escape Lines in the Railway Desert
11 Training and Terror
12 Return to the Reich
SUMMER
13 The Longest Night 2 79
14 Squashing the Doodlebug 299
15 Throttling the Luftwaffe 316
16 One-way Tickets in the Transportation Plan 3 34
17 Back to Basics 349
18 The Beginning of the End 369
19 Reflection 395
199
221
244
268
MEN OF AIR
Notes 399
Acknowledgements 409
Glossary 411
Bibliography 414
Index 417
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