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Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II (DUTTON CALIBER) by John C. McManus is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II (DUTTON CALIBER) about?
“From the training camps to the combat missions, this is war from the perspective of the young Americans who lived through it: the pilots, the bombardiers, the navigators, and the gunners of all the combat services in both Europe and in the Pacific. It is an engaging and vivid portrayal of war in the skies from 1941 to 1945.”—Craig L. Symonds, Author of World War II at Sea John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die and September Hope, reveals the terror and triumph that shared the fiery skies of World War II—from the first dogfights over Europe to the last Kamikaze attacks over the Pacific. This insightful chronicle takes readers inside the experiences of America’s fighter pilots and bomber crews, an incredible assortment of men who, in nearly four years of warfare all over the globe, suffered over 120,000 casualties with over 40,000 killed. Their stories span the earth into every corner of the combat theaters in both Europe and the Pacific. And the aircraft explored are as varied, tough, and legendary as the men who flew them—from the indomitable heavy-duty warhorse that was the B-17 Flying Fortress to the sleek, lethal P-51 Mustang fighter. In Deadly Sky,
Who reads Deadly Sky: The American Combat Airman in World War II (DUTTON CALIBER)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John C. McManus
- Publisher
- Dutton Caliber
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780698195998
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Military History, Humanities