The Boys in the B-17: 8Th Air Force Combat Stories of Wwii

by James Lee Hutchinson

Book Overview

Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth. Teenagers enlisted or were drafted, trained and went into combat before they could legally vote or buy a drink. They volunteered to fly in the Army's Air Cadet Program and became a part of the greatest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467060496
• ISBN13: 9781467060493
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"