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B-17's Over Berlin
Ian Hawkins
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Description for B-17's Over Berlin
Paperback.
The 95th Bomb Group achieved fame as the first unit to strike Berlin in a daylight raid and as the only combat group in Europe to win three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations for courage and daring. B-17sOver Berlin is a unique compilation of vivid personal tales of the legendary 95th, told by the surviving crewmen themselves and the English villagers who knew them. Crashes, captures, thrilling escapes—these are the true stories of the furious air combat over Germany, Norway, and Poland that helped turn the tide of World War II.
The 95th Bomb Group achieved fame as the first unit to strike Berlin in a daylight raid and as the only combat group in Europe to win three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations for courage and daring. B-17sOver Berlin is a unique compilation of vivid personal tales of the legendary 95th, told by the surviving crewmen themselves and the English villagers who knew them. Crashes, captures, thrilling escapes—these are the true stories of the furious air combat over Germany, Norway, and Poland that helped turn the tide of World War II.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574888423
SKU
V9781574888423
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Ref
99-1
About Ian Hawkins
Ian Hawkins first became interested in the history of the Eighth Air Force as a young boy growing up in England surrounded by the airfields from which the aircrews flew. He is the author of B-17s Over Berlin: Personal Stories from the 95th Bomb Group (Potomac Books, 2004). He lives in Bacton, Suffolk, England.
Reviews for B-17's Over Berlin
"The best collection of firsthand battle stories I have read." - Air Power History"