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Mighty by sacrifice: the destruction of an American bomber squadron, August 29, 1944

James L. Noles and James L. Noles Jr.
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2009]
Copyright:
©2009

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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: A Long Way from Home
  • 1. Hometown Boys
  • 2. Silver Wings
  • 3. Into the Fray
  • 4. The Combined Bomber Offensive
  • 5. "Defenders of Liberty"
  • 6. Mortal Arithmetic
  • 7. Cry Havoc
  • 8. The Meat Grinder
  • 9. "All Hell Broke Loose"
  • 10. Time on Target
  • 11. "For You, the War is Over"
  • 12. Evasion
  • 13. Dulag
  • 14. Kriegies
  • 15. Ve
  • Epilogue: Hometown Men.
Author/Creator:
Noles, James L., 1946-
Contributors:
Noles, James L., Jr.
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Mighty by sacrifice: the destruction of an American bomber squadron, August 29, 1944 [by Noles, J.L.]
Subjects:
United States Army Air Forces — Bombardment Squadron, 20th
World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations, American
Ostrava (Czech Republic) — History — Bombardment, 1944
United States Army Air Forces — Bombardment Squadron, 20th — Biography
World War, 1939-1945 — Regimental histories — United States
United States Army Air Forces
World War (1939-1945)
Bombardment of Ostrava (Ostrava, Czech Republic : 1944)
1939-1945
Regimental histories
Czech Republic — Ostrava
United States
Czech Republic
Genres:
History
Biographies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
x, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Call Numbers:
D790.263 20th .N65 2009
ISBNs:
9780817316549 (cloth, alk. paper)
081731654X (cloth, alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2008052420
OCLC Numbers:
277086224