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Autore |
Davis James M. <1921-> |
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Titolo |
In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II / / James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead |
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Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-93342-9 |
9786610933426 |
1-57441-396-1 |
1-4337-1015-3 |
1-4294-6912-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Collana |
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North Texas military biography and memoir series ; ; no. 3 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SneadDavid L (David Lindsey) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
World War, 1939-1945 |
B-24 (Bomber) |
Bomber pilots - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-222) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Dream; Chapter 2 - Training; Chapter 3 - Flying the Beast; Chapter 4 - Topeka to Belfast; Chapter 5 - The First Mission; Chapter 6 - Our Early Missions; Chapter 7 - Close Calls; Chapter 8 - Finishing Our Tour; Chapter 9 - Homecoming; Epilogue; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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James ""Jim"" Davis lived what he considered ""an impossible dream"" as he piloted a B-24 as part of the 8th Air Force on more than thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944. |
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