Operation Thunderclap and the Black March
Subtitle: two World War II stories from the unstoppable 91st Bomb Group
By: Richard Allison
Publisher: Casemate
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781612002651; 9781612002668
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Aerial operations; American Personal narratives; Prisoners of war; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 91st; United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword : May 15, 1945; title: Training : 1943-44; title: The Bishop crew formation and deployment; title: 91st Bomb Group : Bassingbourn; title: The "Oil Campaign"; title: Tragedy for the Bishop crew; title: Paul's POW odyssey begins; title: USAAF heavy bomber policy : Operation Thunderclap; title: The Black March begins; title: Operation Thunderclap continues; title: Swinemünde to Halle, Nazi Germany; title: The left echelon; title: A Red Army horseman; title: Watching the Soviet Army sweep; title: Conversations with Addison Bartush and Paul Lynch.