Operation Thunderclap and the black march : two stories from the unstoppable 91st Bomb Group
Allison, Richard2014
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In February 1945, the Allies launched Operation Thunderclap, a series of maximum efforts against cities in eastern Germany, partly to pave the way for the Red Army that would soon be overrunning that territory. In 1944, two B-17 crew members, a co-pilot and gunner, were assigned to the longest-serving and most decorated U.S. bomb group in England. The co-pilot flew 31 missions until war's end; the gunner was shot down and captured on his very first combat mission. This is their story.
Main title:
Author:
Allison, Richard, author
Imprint:
Havertown : Casemate, 2014.
Collation:
288 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
161200265X9781612002651 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'44'973
Local class:
940.5449
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1628556