B-17S Over Berlin: Personal Stories from the 95th Bomb Group (Memories of War)

New
Illustrated
2005
$26.39

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-17s Over 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.

Synopsis

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-17s Over 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.

$26.39

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 424
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 30 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 1574888420
ISBN 13: 9781574888423

Media Reviews

The best collection of firsthand battle stories I have read. - Air Power History

Author Bio

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.