|
The Savage Sky: Life and Death on a Bomber Over Germany in 1944
Paperback
Main Details
| Title |
The Savage Sky: Life and Death on a Bomber Over Germany in 1944
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) George Webster
|
| Series | Stackpole Military History Series |
|---|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
|
| Category/Genre | World history
Second world war |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9780811733885
|
| Classifications | Dewey:940.54497309 |
|---|
| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
|---|
| Illustrations |
30 b/w photos
|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Stackpole Books
|
| Imprint |
Stackpole Books
|
| Publication Date |
16 March 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United States
|
Description
The life expectancy of an American B-17 crew in Europe during World War II was eleven missions, yet crews had to fly twenty-five--and eventually thirty--before they could return home. Against these long odds the bomber crews of the U.S. 8th Air Force, based in England, joined the armada of Allied aircraft that pummeled Germany day after day. Radioman George Webster recounts the terrors they confronted: physical and mental exhaustion, bitter cold at high altitudes, lethal shrapnel from flak, and German fighters darting among bombers like feeding sharks.
Author Biography
George Webster was a B-17 radio operator in the 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. On his twenty-fifth mission in May 1944, his bomber was forced to make an emergency landing in Sweden, where he and his crewmates were interned for the war's duration.
Reviews"If you want to know what it was really like to fly in a bomber - read this!" -- George Murdoch, Armchair Auctions, August 2007.
|
