Finish forty and home [[electronic resource] ] : the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific / / Phil Scearce |
Autore | Scearce Phil <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Collana | Number 5 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series |
Soggetto topico |
Soldiers - United States
Radio operators - United States Radar operators - United States B-24 (Bomber) - History World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area - Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-39500-2
9786613395009 1-57441-437-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457259703321 |
Scearce Phil <1962-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Finish forty and home [[electronic resource] ] : the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific / / Phil Scearce |
Autore | Scearce Phil <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Collana | Number 5 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series |
Soggetto topico |
Soldiers - United States
Radio operators - United States Radar operators - United States B-24 (Bomber) - History World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area - Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area |
ISBN |
1-283-39500-2
9786613395009 1-57441-437-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781686603321 |
Scearce Phil <1962-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Finish forty and home [[electronic resource] ] : the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific / / Phil Scearce |
Autore | Scearce Phil <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Collana | Number 5 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series |
Soggetto topico |
Soldiers - United States
Radio operators - United States Radar operators - United States B-24 (Bomber) - History World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area - Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area |
ISBN |
1-283-39500-2
9786613395009 1-57441-437-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822168403321 |
Scearce Phil <1962-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In hostile skies [[electronic resource] ] : an American B-24 pilot in World War II / / James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead |
Autore | Davis James M. <1921-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | SneadDavid L (David Lindsey) |
Collana | North Texas military biography and memoir series |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 B-24 (Bomber) Bomber pilots - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-93342-9
9786610933426 1-57441-396-1 1-4337-1015-3 1-4294-6912-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452349803321 |
Davis James M. <1921-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In hostile skies [[electronic resource] ] : an American B-24 pilot in World War II / / James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead |
Autore | Davis James M. <1921-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | SneadDavid L (David Lindsey) |
Collana | North Texas military biography and memoir series |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 B-24 (Bomber) Bomber pilots - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-93342-9
9786610933426 1-57441-396-1 1-4337-1015-3 1-4294-6912-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777769203321 |
Davis James M. <1921-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II / / James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead |
Autore | Davis James M. <1921-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | SneadDavid L (David Lindsey) |
Collana | North Texas military biography and memoir series |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 B-24 (Bomber) Bomber pilots - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-93342-9
9786610933426 1-57441-396-1 1-4337-1015-3 1-4294-6912-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813270903321 |
Davis James M. <1921-> | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Letters to Lee [[electronic resource] ] : from Pearl Harbor to the war's final mission / / James V. Edmundson ; edited by Celia Edmundson |
Autore | Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/4973092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EdmundsonCelia |
Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American Soldiers - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8232-4810-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Randolph and March Fields, 1936-39 -- Territory of Hawaii, 1940-42 -- The South Pacific, 1942-43 -- Washington, D.C. ; Marietta, Georgia ; Salina, Kansas, 1943 -- China-Burma-India, 1944-45 -- Tinian, 1945. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462312703321 |
Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> | ||
New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Letters to Lee [[electronic resource] ] : from Pearl Harbor to the war's final mission / / James V. Edmundson ; edited by Celia Edmundson |
Autore | Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/4973092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EdmundsonCelia |
Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American Soldiers - United States |
ISBN | 0-8232-4810-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Randolph and March Fields, 1936-39 -- Territory of Hawaii, 1940-42 -- The South Pacific, 1942-43 -- Washington, D.C. ; Marietta, Georgia ; Salina, Kansas, 1943 -- China-Burma-India, 1944-45 -- Tinian, 1945. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785560003321 |
Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> | ||
New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Letters to Lee : from Pearl Harbor to the war's final mission / / James V. Edmundson ; edited by Celia Edmundson |
Autore | Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.54/4973092 |
Altri autori (Persone) | EdmundsonCelia |
Collana | World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American Soldiers - United States |
ISBN | 0-8232-4810-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Randolph and March Fields, 1936-39 -- Territory of Hawaii, 1940-42 -- The South Pacific, 1942-43 -- Washington, D.C. ; Marietta, Georgia ; Salina, Kansas, 1943 -- China-Burma-India, 1944-45 -- Tinian, 1945. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818673203321 |
Edmundson James V (James Valentine), <1915-2001.> | ||
New York, : Fordham University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II [[electronic resource] /] / by Sarah Byrn Rickman |
Autore | Rickman Sarah Byrn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
Disciplina |
940.54/4973092
B |
Collana | North Texas military biography and memoir series |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 - Transportation - United States Air pilots - United States Women air pilots - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-07535-7
9786612075353 1-57441-375-9 1-4416-0915-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love; Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Learning to Fly; Chapter 2: Learning to Live; Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings; Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot; Chapter 5: War in Europe!; Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots; Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups; Chapter 8: The Originals Gather; Chapter 9: Growing Pains; Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country; Chapter 11: Transport and Transition; Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England; Chapter 13: Change in the Air; Chapter 14: Pursuit School
Chapter 15: The Quest for MilitarizationChapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast; Chapter 17: Militarization Denied; Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP; Chapter 19: Flying the Hump; Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood; Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard; Chapter 22: Empty Nest; Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit; Epilogue; Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love; Endnotes; Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms; Glossary of Airplane Types; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454975403321 |
Rickman Sarah Byrn | ||
Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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