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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points -- industrial or transportation hubs -- cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? In his podcast, Revisionist History, Gladwell re-examines moments from the past and asks whether...
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unmatched in the history of military aviation, the B-17 was the airplane which beat the odds against German air power, fighting some of the most fearsome battles over the European skies during World War II. Americans built almost 13,000 of these legendary machines; more than 4,700 were lost in combat, and only a handful still fly today.
10) Wings of war: the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the P-51 Mustang began tearing across European skies in early 1944, the Allies had been losing the air war for years. Staggering numbers of bomber crews, both British and American, had been shot down and killed thanks to the Luftwaffe's superior fighter force. But behind the scenes, a team of visionaries had begun to design a bold new type of airplane, one that could outrun and outmaneuver Germany's best. Wings of War is the true story of the...
Author
Series
Wings of glory volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this WWII-era romance, Allie is promised to a man she doesn't love, but a furloughed B-17 bomber pilot captures her heart. Will she honor her family's wishes or take a chance on true love?
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
479 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A gripping account of the heroism of bomber planes in 1943?the year the ?Dambusters?embarked on a campaign to try to win World War II in one quick stroke.
16) Airwar
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1971-
Edition
[first edition].
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (part color), maps, portraits ; 29 cm
Language
English
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