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Finish forty and home : the untold World War II story of B-24s in the Pacific / Phil Scearce.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scearce, Phil, 1962-
- Series:
- Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; no. 5.
- Number 5 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Radio operators--United States--Biography.
- Radio operators.
- Radar operators--United States--Biography.
- Radar operators.
- B-24 (Bomber)--History.
- B-24 (Bomber).
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- Pacific Area--History, Military--20th century.
- Pacific Area.
- United States. Army--Biography.
- United States.
- Scearce, Herman, 1925-.
- Scearce, Herman.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (408 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press : Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites. Finish Forty and Home is the true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe. After bombin
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Sergeant at seventeen
- Hawaii
- First mission
- Nauru
- Air raid
- Chance
- May 1943
- The squadron's objectives
- The Pacific preferred
- Softening Tarawa
- Forever consequences
- Losing altitude fast
- Back to Hawaii
- Last flights
- Ask the man who owns one
- The meaning of boxes
- Guam
- Back in business
- Halfway to forty
- January 1945
- Endings for some
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-39500-2
- 9786613395009
- 1-57441-437-2
- OCLC:
- 754717985
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