BOOKS
Author Ambrose, Stephen E.

Title The wild blue : the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany / Stephen E. Ambrose.

Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, [2001]
©2001
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 2nd FL Humanities Library Books  D790 .A786 2001    Available
Collation 299 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.
Contents Where they came from -- Training -- Learning to fly the B-24 -- The Fifteenth Air Force -- Cerignola, Italy -- Learning to fly in combat -- December 1944 -- The Isle of Capri -- The Tuskegee Airmen fly cover: February 1945 -- Missions over Austria: March 1945 -- Linz: The last mission: April 1945.
Summary Includes references to George McGovern, who became a United States senator and a presidential candidate. He flew thirty-five missions (all the Army would allow) and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Note Gift of Dr. Gary Jason.
Subject McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012.
McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012. fast (OCoLC)fst01801258
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber)
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 741st -- History.
United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.
Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber) fast (OCoLC)fst00761975
United States. Army Air Forces. fast (OCoLC)fst00549671
United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 741st. fast (OCoLC)fst00761976
B-24 (Bomber)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Flight crews -- United States -- Biography.
B-24 (Bomber) fast (OCoLC)fst00824809
Bomber pilots. fast (OCoLC)fst00835785
Bombing, Aerial. fast (OCoLC)fst00835808
Flight crews. fast (OCoLC)fst00927321
Military operations, Aerial -- American. fast (OCoLC)fst01710199
Regimental histories. fast (OCoLC)fst01354209
Germany. fast (OCoLC)fst01210272
United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 0743203399
9780743203395
0743223098
9780743223096
0743216547
9780743216548
ISBN/ISSN 9780743223096