Book
To kingdom come : an epic saga of survival in the air war over Germany
Publication Information
New York, N.Y. : NAL Caliber, c2011.
Physical Description
xii, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
- Hap
- Ira
- The warriors
- Reb
- The Greek
- Andy
- Bob
- Ted
- Jimmy
- The mission
- Juggernaut
- The golden eagle
- Into the valley
- The blind leading the blind
- A ride in the whirlwind
- And the sky rained heroes
- Est nulla via invia virtuti
- Theirs not to reason why
- To the last beat of the heart
- Hard landings
- The last one left
- Slipstreams
- Remains of the day
- Eventide
- The day after
- The back of the tiger
- Interlude
- Hitting the road
- Eclipse
- Greek holiday
- Friends and enemies
- Desperate journey
- The telegram
- On the run
- Against all odds
- Cloak and dagger
- The end of a tour
- Reb
- Epilogue.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Germany > Stuttgart.
- Bombing, Aerial > Germany > Stuttgart > History > 20th century.
- B-17 bomber > History.
- Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
- Shipwreck survival > Germany > Stuttgart > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Germany > Stuttgart.
- United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th > Biography.