To kingdom come
Subtitle: an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany
By: Robert J. Mrazek
Publisher: NAL Caliber
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780451232274
Subjects: Campaigns; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks; Bomber pilots; Aerial Bombing; United States; American Personal narratives; American Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th; Germany; B-17 bomber; Casualties; Biography; History
Description: Describes the historic air force bombing by 338 B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilots who bombed Nazi weapons factories in Stuttgart Germany in 1943.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-372) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude. Hap ; Ira; title: The warriors. Reb ; The Greek ; Andy ; Bob ; Ted ; Jimmy; title: The mission. Juggernaut ; The Golden Eagle ; Into the valley ; The blind leading the blind ; A ride in the whirlwind ; And the sky rained heroes ; Est nulla via invia virtuti ; Theirs not to reason why ; To the last beat of the heart ; Hard landings ; The last one left; title: Slipstreams. Remains of the day ; Eventide ; The day after ; The back of the tiger ; Interlude ; Hitting the road ; Eclipse ; Greek holiday ; Friends and enemies ; Desperate journey ; The telegram ; On the run ; Against all odds ; Cloak and dagger ; The end of a tour ; Reg.