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To kingdom come : an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany
Mrazek, Robert J.
Adult Nonfiction 940.54213 M 2011
From Publishers' Weekly:
The bombing of Stuttgart, Germany, on September 6, 1943, by 338 U.S. Army Air Force B-17 "Flying Fortresses" is used by former U.S. congressman Mrazek (A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight) to anchor two intertwined stories. The first is how thousands of brave airmen flew against hundreds of Luftwaffe fighters through flak-filled skies to deliver their payloads. Their personal accounts of surviving the horrors of deadly aerial combat to return to base, escape capture in France, or become POWs are riveting, giving readers the real flavor of the war, much more riveting than official statements and position papers. The shorter, second story is about the upper-level arguments over how to prove that massive daylight "precision" bombing was viable and who was to blame when it didn't succeed. Mrazek criticizes U.S. Army Air Force commander Hap Arnold for pushing for deep raids into Germany before there was adequate long-range fighter protection. Verdict Recommended for World War II history buffs and all who want to read about real heroes. [See this reviewer's two-part roundup of new World War II history books coming in LJ 3/15/11 and LJ 4/1/11.-Ed.]-Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal:
The bombing of Stuttgart, Germany, on September 6, 1943, by 338 U.S. Army Air Force B-17 "Flying Fortresses" is used by former U.S. congressman Mrazek (A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight) to anchor two intertwined stories. The first is how thousands of brave airmen flew against hundreds of Luftwaffe fighters through flak-filled skies to deliver their payloads. Their personal accounts of surviving the horrors of deadly aerial combat to return to base, escape capture in France, or become POWs are riveting, giving readers the real flavor of the war, much more riveting than official statements and position papers. The shorter, second story is about the upper-level arguments over how to prove that massive daylight "precision" bombing was viable and who was to blame when it didn't succeed. Mrazek criticizes U.S. Army Air Force commander Hap Arnold for pushing for deep raids into Germany before there was adequate long-range fighter protection. Verdict Recommended for World War II history buffs and all who want to read about real heroes. [See this reviewer's two-part roundup of new World War II history books coming in LJ 3/15/11 and LJ 4/1/11.-Ed.]-Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Mrazek, Robert J.
Adult Nonfiction 940.54213 M 2011
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From Publishers' Weekly:
The bombing of Stuttgart, Germany, on September 6, 1943, by 338 U.S. Army Air Force B-17 "Flying Fortresses" is used by former U.S. congressman Mrazek (A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight) to anchor two intertwined stories. The first is how thousands of brave airmen flew against hundreds of Luftwaffe fighters through flak-filled skies to deliver their payloads. Their personal accounts of surviving the horrors of deadly aerial combat to return to base, escape capture in France, or become POWs are riveting, giving readers the real flavor of the war, much more riveting than official statements and position papers. The shorter, second story is about the upper-level arguments over how to prove that massive daylight "precision" bombing was viable and who was to blame when it didn't succeed. Mrazek criticizes U.S. Army Air Force commander Hap Arnold for pushing for deep raids into Germany before there was adequate long-range fighter protection. Verdict Recommended for World War II history buffs and all who want to read about real heroes. [See this reviewer's two-part roundup of new World War II history books coming in LJ 3/15/11 and LJ 4/1/11.-Ed.]-Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal:
The bombing of Stuttgart, Germany, on September 6, 1943, by 338 U.S. Army Air Force B-17 "Flying Fortresses" is used by former U.S. congressman Mrazek (A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight) to anchor two intertwined stories. The first is how thousands of brave airmen flew against hundreds of Luftwaffe fighters through flak-filled skies to deliver their payloads. Their personal accounts of surviving the horrors of deadly aerial combat to return to base, escape capture in France, or become POWs are riveting, giving readers the real flavor of the war, much more riveting than official statements and position papers. The shorter, second story is about the upper-level arguments over how to prove that massive daylight "precision" bombing was viable and who was to blame when it didn't succeed. Mrazek criticizes U.S. Army Air Force commander Hap Arnold for pushing for deep raids into Germany before there was adequate long-range fighter protection. Verdict Recommended for World War II history buffs and all who want to read about real heroes. [See this reviewer's two-part roundup of new World War II history books coming in LJ 3/15/11 and LJ 4/1/11.-Ed.]-Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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