Some of the bombing missions of the U.S. 8th Air Force in World War II, such as the Schweinfurt and Berlin, have become legendary for one reason or another. Yet in the course of the war there were many others; missions forming part of the larger Allied strategy that did not become famous. These were simply part of the wearing down of a tenacious enemy. One such mission was Mission 376 on May 28, 1944, when ordinary men on both sides revealed extraordinary courage as they experienced the confusion and terror that accompanied the routine bloodletting. The day had one unusual characteristic, however-when it saw the first combat use of remote-controlled glide bombs by the USAAF. This book describes in unprecedented detail the events, experience and aircraft of the men on both sides that day during the course of 'an ordinary mission.'
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HiKOKI Publications
ISBN-10
1902109031
ISBN-13
9781902109039
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2648823
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ordinary Mission : Us 8th Air Force Operation 376-28 May 1944
Author
Ivo De Jong
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
12 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Item Weight
43.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Target Audience
Trade
Best Selling in Books
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books