Return From Berlin: The Eye of a NavigatorPen and Sword, 1.3.2005 - 224 sivua During the summer of 1944, the US Eighth Air Force was engaged in a ferocious daytime bombing campaign over Europe. This book is the memoir of a B–17 navigator who found himself far from his American home, based in the English countryside of Northamptonshire. His war in the air, flying deep into enemy territory, surviving intense enemy anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighter attacks, portrays the sometimes conflicting emotions of a young man at war. The book also relates how thfriendship with their eight year-old daughter, a relationship that becomes a symbol of survival. |
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... going on vacation . But , long before it ever came to that , when I was first learning the rudiments of life , she told me , as her closest confidant , that my father had been hurt in the war , although not too badly , and that by then ...
... going on vacation . But , long before it ever came to that , when I was first learning the rudiments of life , she told me , as her closest confidant , that my father had been hurt in the war , although not too badly , and that by then ...
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... Field near Rapid City , South Dakota , and in a stroke of good fortune , I found that I'd joined one of the finest , bravest bunch of young men the Air Force had so far assembled. I hadn't the slightest reservation about going.
... Field near Rapid City , South Dakota , and in a stroke of good fortune , I found that I'd joined one of the finest , bravest bunch of young men the Air Force had so far assembled. I hadn't the slightest reservation about going.
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... going to war with them, but when we entered into the biggest fight in human history, there were many times when it seemed that a second case of nip and tuck in my family might occur. We very nearly met our match, yet the right prevailed ...
... going to war with them, but when we entered into the biggest fight in human history, there were many times when it seemed that a second case of nip and tuck in my family might occur. We very nearly met our match, yet the right prevailed ...
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... going on nine , who was actually more interested in my drawing , although she didn't refuse the candy bars . The three had a sibling resemblance : all had light - blue eyes with dark pupils , the kind that really looked at you , and ...
... going on nine , who was actually more interested in my drawing , although she didn't refuse the candy bars . The three had a sibling resemblance : all had light - blue eyes with dark pupils , the kind that really looked at you , and ...
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... going on right now . The voice says it's 3:00 A.M. We're supposed to be daylight raiders - the Brits do the night stuff — so , what's the big hurry ? The Germans are still in the sack . Jesus , it's cold for June . The toilet seat will ...
... going on right now . The voice says it's 3:00 A.M. We're supposed to be daylight raiders - the Brits do the night stuff — so , what's the big hurry ? The Germans are still in the sack . Jesus , it's cold for June . The toilet seat will ...
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