Men of Air: Doomed Youth of Bomber Command, 1944

by Kevin Wilson

Book Overview

The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany. There were many ways for a combat crew to die during Bomber Command's war of 1944. Over German territory, bursts of heavy flak could tear the wings from their planes in a split second. Flaming bullets from German fighter planes could explode their fuel tanks, cut their oxygen supplies, destroy their engines. In the spring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753823985
• ISBN13: 9780753823989
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Phoenix Press (UK)
• Length: 435 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"