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1) Enola Gay
Author
Publisher
Pocket
Pub. Date
1977
Language
English
Description
An account of the people and events connected with the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, of the mission itself, and of its effects.
Author
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The authors of Bloody April 1917 present a new volume of facts, photos, and analysis covering aerial combat in the last days of the Great War. Fifteen months after the events of April 1917, more battles had been fought, won and lost on both sides, but now the American strength was feeding in to France with both men and material. With the mighty push on the French/American Front at St. Mihiel on September 12 and then along the Meuse-Argonne Front from...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were "the cavalry of the clouds . . . the knighthood of this war." This romantic image was fostered post-war by writers of adventure stories and the stunts of Hollywood filmmakers, and yet it was far from the harsh reality of life of an airman. From their baptism of fire in 1914 carrying out reconnaissance and experiencing the first dogfights, to the breakthrough in 1918 which claimed heavy casualties,...
5) Midway
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2001, c1976
Language
English
Description
The leaders of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific prepare for and fight the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
First flown in 1940, the prototype Vought F4U Corsair instantly became the fastest fighter in the world and the fastest US aircraft of any description. Powered by a huge 18-cylinder Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine driving an enormous 13 feet 4 inch propeller, the first Corsairs were capable of 417mph. This figure would rise to nearly 450mph in later versions despite the fact that fuel load and overall weight was increased. Production began in...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Examines the last months of the Pacific war as it appeared to American and Japanese decision makers at the time, and presents evidence that indicates Japan was not at all ready to surrender in August 1945 at the time the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by a true story, the bestselling author of In Country offers a gorgeous, haunting novel about an airline pilot coming to terms with his past, and searching for the people who saved him during World War II. After Marshall Stone's B-17 bomber was shot down in occupied Europe in 1944, people in the French Resistance helped him escape to safety. One of the brave French people who risked their lives for him was a lively girl in Paris-a girl identified...
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A bombardier's story of serving in the skies over Europe-and surviving in a POW camp-as told through his correspondence with his Ohio family. On his twenty-sixth horrifying mission over the hostile skies of Nazi Europe, a charismatic bombardier, seated at the nose of a B-17, strapped on his parachute as his disintegrating bomber dropped uncontrollably to the ground. What got him to this point, the ensuing months behind barbed wire, and his daily...
13) Flying aces
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Recounts the lives and aerial achievements of some of the most famous flying aces in World War I, including Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edward "Mick" Mannock, Albert Ball, Jr., Rene Fonck, and Georges Guynemer.
15) Air strike
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Reviews American air power and air strikes during the Persian Gulf War.
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"There have been several books published about the wartime experiences of individual air gunners but there is no general history of Air Gunners, their equipment, training or service in the various RAF Commands in which they served. This book explains in great detail how and why the trade of air gunner was developed at the outset of World War II. Chapters include the history of the guns and turrets, the famous gunners, outstanding bravery during major...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
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Description
A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.
19) Memphis Belle
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, c1990
Language
English
Description
The crew of a World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber must fly one last mission before returning home to a hero's welcome.
Author
Publisher
Westview Press
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Draws from primary sources and interviews with surviving veterans of all ranks and duties to recreate the Pacific War of World War II as it was fought in the skies by forces from Japan, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand; exploring technology and tactics, the battlefield, living conditions, leadership, morale, and other topics.
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