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The Wild Blue

Stephen Ambrose ·2001 ·299 pages ·★ 4.0WarBooks rating
Popular History Accessible Primary Sources
🇺🇸 American

The B-24 crews over Germany, told through the squadron of a young pilot named George McGovern.

Why Read This Book

Ambrose's accessible treatment of the American bomber war — boys flying unheated aluminium boxes through flak at twenty below.

Events Covered

1945 Bombing of Dresden Dresden, Germany

Where to Buy

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ISBN: 978-0743203395

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