AMBROSE, STEPHEN E.

The Wild Blue : The Men and Boys Who Flew the B24s over Germany 1944 - 45

New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First Printing. Hard Cover. 299 pages: 6.5 x 9.5 in.: 1.8: KB#006924: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Printing Number Line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. " Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and then chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. These are the boys -- turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners of the B-24s -- who suffered over 50 percent casualties. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose carries us along in the crowded, uncomfortable, and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to the death through thick black smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the German war machine. Twenty-two-year-old George McGovern, who was to become a United States senator and a presidential candidate, flew thirty-five combat missions (all the Army would allow) and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. We meet him and his mates, his co-pilot killed in action, and crews of other planes. Many went down in flames. ". Fine in Fine Dust Jacket .

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Book number: 006924

Keywords: Pilots Aircraft World War History Bombers Crews History: : Military: : Aviation Biography & Autobiography: : Military

Ambrose, Stephen E.,

WILD BLUE - 741 Squadron - On A Wing And A Prayer Over Occupied Europe.

Pocket Books, London, ND (c2003), reprint, trade paperback, 300pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the WW2 experiences of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, concentrating on 'Dakota Queen' of the 741st Bomb Squadron (piloted by George McGovern), 455th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, covering their respective home backgrounds, their training, arrival in Italy, further combat training and their missions, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 33621

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf b-24 mcgovern liberator 15th air force italy austria

Ambrose, Stephen E.,

WILD BLUE - 741 Squadron - On A Wing And A Prayer Over Occupied Europe.

Pocket Books, London, ND (circa 2003), reprint, trade paperback, 300pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the WW2 experiences of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, concentrating on 'Dakota Queen' of the 741st Bomb Squadron (piloted by George McGovern), 455th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, covering their respective home backgrounds, their training, arrival in Italy, further combat training and their missions, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus,

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Book number: 38740

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf b-24 mcgovern liberator 15th air force italy austria

Ambrose, Stephen E.,

WILD BLUE - 741 Squadron - On A Wing And A Prayer Over Occupied Europe.

Pocket Books, London, ND (c2004), reprint, trade paperback, 300pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the WW2 experiences of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, concentrating on 'Dakota Queen' of the 741st Bomb Squadron (piloted by George McGovern), 455th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, covering their respective home backgrounds, their training, arrival in Italy, further combat training and their missions, slight roll and slant with light vertical creasing to spine, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 41005

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf b-24 mcgovern liberator 15th air force italy austria

Ambrose, Stephen E.,

WILD BLUE - 741 Squadron - On A Wing And A Prayer Over Occupied Europe.

Pocket Books, London, ND (c2003), reprint, paperback, half tone pictorial title, 300pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [iv] ads., photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the WW2 experiences of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, concentrating on 'Dakota Queen' of the 741st Bomb Squadron (piloted by George McGovern), 455th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, covering their respective home backgrounds, their training, arrival in Italy, further combat training and their missions, edges tanned, tiny abrasion upper wrapper, near fine,

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Book number: 44296

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf b-24 mcgovern liberator 15th air force italy austria

Ambrose, Stephen E.,

Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany - Book Club Edition.

New York, Simon & Schuster, 2001. Book Club. Hardcover., G (See Description), G/G Dj Lightly Edgeworn, a Few Small Tears, in Mylar Wrap. Light Edgewear, Spine Ends Lightly Bumped. Lightly Cocked. Pages: 299.

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Book number: MASTER361619I

Catalogue: Military

Ballard, Robert D. & Stephen E. Ambrose

Graveyards of the Pacific. From Pearl Harbour to Bikini Island

Gebonden, hardcover, inclusief stofomslag; 2001; Washington, D.C., National Geographic; 255pp.; Name on endpaper. -- Conditie: Goed; ISBN10: 0792263669, ISBN13: 9780792263661

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Book number: 230746

Catalogue: Vervoer/Scheepvaart

Keywords: Schepen, Scheepvaart

COWLEY, ROBERT (ED); STEPHEN AMBROSE; DAVID MCCULLOUGH; JAMES MCPHERSON; JOHN KEEGAN; ET AL.

What If? the World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been.

New York: Berkley Books, 1999. 0399145761. 1. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0399145761. Publisher's glossy wraps. Essays by respected military historians, including Stephen Ambrose, David McCullough, James McPherson, and John Keegan, consider the consequences if history had turned out differently, such as if the weather on D-Day had been worse or if Washington had not escaped from Long Island.. VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xiv, [2], 395, [1] pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16986

Catalogue: Historical Fiction

Keywords: 0399145761 Historical Fiction; Military;

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