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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As new/as new
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. As new/as new. A fine first edition, first printing in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread. 299 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates. Octavo. The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany, by historian and best selling author Stephen Ambrose, was a New York Times best selling non-fiction book published in 2001. It details the lives and World War II experiences of pilots, bombardiers, navigators, radio operators and gunners flying B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army Air Force against Nazi Germany. The book entails a recounting of George McGovern's exceptional career as a chief pilot of a B-24 with the 455th Bomb Group in Italy, encompassing 35 bombing missions. With the odds of surviving all 35 missions as low as 50 %, the bomber crews flew during dangerous daylight hours, in risky tight flying formations, and despite bad weather and assaults of heavy, deadly, flak from ground-based German anti-aircraft guns." -- wikipedia From the private collection of noted attorney, sailor, and sometime cowboy, Joshua L. Soske Jr.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1360
- Title
- The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45
- Author
- Stephen E. Ambrose
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- New As new
- Jacket Condition
- as new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
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- Military History;
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