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"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...
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Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"Savage Skies, Emerald Hell is the story of the stirring and terrible air combat that made winning the fight for New Guinea possible. It includes descriptions of equipment as well as accounts from fighter, bomber, transport, and support crews, and places their actions within the broader context of strategy and tactics"--
3) Bombing Hitler's hometown: the untold story of the last mass bomber raid of World War II in Europe
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Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"During the waning days of World War II, five thousand American airmen embarked on a white-knuckled mission to bomb one of Europe's most heavily defended targets--Linz, Austria--the town Hitler called home. This riveting account reveals the never-before-told true story of the mission and the epic journey the surviving airmen endured to return home." --
4) B for Buster
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2004
Description
In the spring of 1943, sixteen-year-old Kak, desperate to escape his abusive parents, lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Air Force and soon finds himself based in England as part of a crew flying bombing raids over Germany.
5) Lancaster
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Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
It tells the story of the iconic WW2 bomber, through the words of the last surviving veterans of the bombing campaign.
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