03432nam 2200733 a 450 991078168660332120230725050907.01-283-39500-297866133950091-57441-437-2(CKB)2550000000042632(EBL)826395(OCoLC)754717985(SSID)ssj0000529992(PQKBManifestationID)11322665(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529992(PQKBWorkID)10561687(PQKB)10664330(MiAaPQ)EBC826395(MdBmJHUP)muse15263(Au-PeEL)EBL826395(CaPaEBR)ebr10490710(CaONFJC)MIL339500(EXLCZ)99255000000004263220110418d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFinish forty and home[electronic resource] the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific /Phil Scearce1st ed.Denton, Tex. University of North Texas Press Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalismc20111 online resource (408 p.)Number 5 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57441-316-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Sergeant at seventeen -- Hawaii -- First mission -- Nauru -- Air raid -- Chance -- May 1943 -- The squadron's objectives -- The Pacific preferred -- Softening Tarawa -- Forever consequences -- Losing altitude fast -- Back to Hawaii -- Last flights -- Ask the man who owns one -- The meaning of boxes -- Guam -- Back in business -- Halfway to forty -- January 1945 -- Endings for some -- Epilogue.During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites. Finish Forty and Home is the true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe. After bombinMayborn literary nonfiction series ;no. 5.SoldiersUnited StatesBiographyRadio operatorsUnited StatesBiographyRadar operatorsUnited StatesBiographyB-24 (Bomber)HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Pacific AreaAerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific AreaPacific AreaHistory, Military20th centurySoldiersRadio operatorsRadar operatorsB-24 (Bomber)History.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/4973092BScearce Phil1962-1581956MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781686603321Finish forty and home3863863UNINA