Cramer william l jr (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. vii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780890159392, 0890159394 OCLC 30905816 ; dark blue cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; a poignant, high-stakes historical memoir or narrative concept that captures the brutal reality of the air war over Europe through the eyes of its youngest participants. brings home the realities: Loss of Innocence: Teenagers transitioning rapidly from small-town American life to the deadly skies of Germany. The Meat Grinder: Surviving the statistical improbability of completing a 25-mission (later 35-mission) combat tour. Extreme Conditions: Fighting at 25,000 feet in unpressurized, sub-zero (-50°F) B-17 Flying Fortresses or B-24 Liberators. Psychological Toll: Coping with flak, enemy fighters, and seeing sister ships explode in mid-air. ; FINE/FINE. Book.…