Mighty by sacrifice
Subtitle: the destruction of an American bomber squadron, August 29, 1944
By: James L. Noles and James L. Noles Jr.
Contributors: Noles, James L., Jr.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press; University Alabama Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa, Ala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780817316549
Subjects: United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Squadron, 20th; United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Squadron, 20th -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; Ostrava (Czech Republic) -- History -- Bombardment, 1944
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hometown boys; title: Silver wings; title: Into the fray; title: The combined bomber offensive; title: "Defenders of liberty"; title: Mortal arithmetic; title: Cry havoc; title: The meat grinder; title: "All hell broke loose"; title: Time on target; title: "For you the war is over"; title: Evasion; title: Dulag; title: Kriegies; title: Ve.