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In defense of freedom : stories of courage and sacrifice of World War II Army Air Forces flyers / Wolfgang W.E. Samuel, Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) ; foreword by James F. Tent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samuel, Wolfgang W. E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army Air Forces--Biography.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.
- Air pilots, Military.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (482 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An honor roll and an indelible remembrance of sacrifice, courage, and brotherhood in World War II.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Terms and Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Robert P. Walker�Mosquito/C-54/B-66/Test Pilot""; ""David M. Taylor�B-17/C-54/C-47""; ""Charles P. Johnson�B-17""; ""Byron A. Dobbs Jr.�P-38/F-5/B-26""; ""Edgar E. McElroy�B-25""; ""Robert S. Hamill�B-25/C-54/KC-97""; ""Russell B. Witte Jr.�B-25/Test Pilot""; ""Charles E. Schreffler�P-38/F-51""; ""Kenneth O. Chilstrom�A-36/Me 262/Test Pilot""; ""Robert M. Slane�B-17/B-26/B-47E""
- ""Harold R. Austin�C-54/RB-45C/RB-47E""""Joseph J. Gyulavics�B-29/RB-47H""; ""Samuel E. Pizzo�B-17/RB-47H/A-12""; ""Marion C. Mixson�B-24/RB-45C/RB-47H/U-2""; ""Bernard T. Nolan�B-24/B-17""; ""Robert J. Anspach�P-47/Me 262/Fw 190/F-86""; ""Lloyd M. N. Wenzel�P-38/F-86""; ""Frederick B. McIntosh�P-47/Fw 190/TA 152/Ju 290""; ""Roy W. Brown�P-47/Me 262""; ""Albert S. Tucker�P-38/F-80/Gloster Meteor""; ""Robert A. Hoover�Spitfire/Fw 190/Test Pilot/Barnstormer""; ""Frederick Leiby�B-17""; ""Arthur E. Exon�P-40/P-47""; ""Robert C. Strobell�P-47/Me 262""
- ""Chasten L. Bowen�B-17""""Charles E. Myers Jr.�B-25/F9F/Test Pilot""; ""James F. Setchell�Mosquito/F-5""; ""Thoughts about Sacrifice and a Terrible War�The Cost of Victory""; ""Notes""; ""Interviews and Photographs""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
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