Author : Larry Stevens
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781481997348
An 18-year-old tail gunner on a B17 watches as flak bursts all around him. German fighter planes buzz by, machine guns blasting as wounded bombers turn and head for home and others in tailspins crash into the green fields below. His Flying Fortress heads back to base safely after surviving its bombing mission. The young tail gunner gives a sigh of relief, but deep down inside, he knows - IT ONLY TAKES ONE!
Author : Norman Ross
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
ISBN : 0557786711
Author : Eddie Picardo
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781883697334
Author : Gary R. Hill
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1438932561
Think about how much safer and relaxed you would feel if you knew what to expect from a relationship-before you got into one. In this book I lay open my experiences from what I feel God revealed to me about falling in love. A thriving growing relationship which enters into marriage waits within these pages. Where hands are still held within the revealed depths of love long after courtship, there is stability in behavior which promotes consistent growth. "As the bridegroom rejoices in His bride, so does the Lord rejoice in you." At last a pattern to behold and live for a full life.
Author : Bob Slockett
Publisher :
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 199?
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author : Squadron Leader R C Rivaz
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 075246969X
First published in 1943, this is the gripping story of one man's involvement in RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and December 1941. Dick Rivaz was tail gunner to Leonard Cheshire, one of the most famous RAF pilots of the Second World War, flying in Whiteleys with 102 Squadron and latterly in Halifaxes with 35 Squadron. Unique among wartime memoirs, Tail Gunner was written within months of the events described, with all the immediacy of being at the very heart of the action. Rivaz graphically describes his experiences on night bombing attacks against heavily defended enemy targets like Duisberg, Dusseldorf and Essen, and relates a dramatic shoot-out with German fighters over La Rochelle in broad daylight during July 1941. Rivaz reveals the fine spirit of comradeship which developed in RAF bomber crews during the Second World War. Having survived the war, including two rescues from the North Sea, he was killed in October 1945, aged just thirty-seven.
Author : Andy Doty
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 17,11 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
"Pure gold," "enduring literature," "spell binding," "deeply moving," "insightful," "heartfelt," "riveting," & "one of the most interesting stories to come out of World War II" are some of the reader responses to this poignant memoir. It traces the transformation of a typical small-town boy into a seasoned B-29 tail gunner flying 21 bombing missions over Japan -- one of which ended in the death of three crewmates. This book is more than a war story: it is rich in boyhood & wartime humor & nostalgia, recounts the amazing innocence, patriotism & values of the author's generation, & comments on revisionist historians & the need to use the atomic bomb. It asks -- & answers -- the question of why men risk their lives time & again in the face of great danger. Dedicated to the lost crewmen, this gem of a book is a timely, perceptive & inspirational account of a 19-year-old's experiences in the most costly & destructive war in history. To order contact: Tall Tree Press, 4072 Scripps Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 or phone (415) 494-3897.
Author : Gene T. Carson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738856889
This is no run-of-the-mill WWII book. It is the exciting story of a cook in the Army Air Corps. It tells of his unauthorized move from the kitchen to life as an aerial gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress in the unfriendly skies of Europe in 1943 to 1945. You will laugh cry and share in his life as he fights for his country while snatching moments of relief and love between missions. For those who were there it will bring back memories. For others, it will tell what it was like for grandfathers, fathers and uncles.
Author : Dee Phillips
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2014-04-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781484420614
Tail Gunner: The story of a bombing raid. "Another night. Another bombing raid. Will this mission be the one when we don't make it back?"
Author : Dale Vanblair
Publisher :
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781414008165
This story is about two congenial and affectionate sisters, with slightly different personalities and temperaments. Both are very intelligent and are able to excel in their chosen professions, until terrifying conditions affect their lives.
