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Flying against fate : superstition and Allied aircrews in World War II / S.P. MacKenzie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mackenzie, S. P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Psychological aspects.
- Superstition--History--20th century.
- Superstition.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.
- Military operations, Aerial.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
- Contents:
- Men against odds
- Asking for miracles
- Talismans and mascots
- Incantations and rituals
- Jinxes and Jonahs
- Numbers and symbols
- Premonitions of disaster
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780700624690
- 0700624694
- OCLC:
- 984973602
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