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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Shot down over Italy Shot down over Italy John W. Lanza On May 26, 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber with a seven-man crew was shot down over Nazi-occupied Italy. At the time, Italy was a battleground in a bloody war of attrition. This crew trained long and ha… OL16362941W
Wild blue Wild blue Stephen E. Ambrose This title describes how the United States Air Force recruited, trained and then chose the few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in WWII. These were the boys turned pilots, bo… OL22061575W
The last layover The last layover Steven C. Bird The world is on the brink of financial and societal collapse because of an out of control government. This results in the breakdown of America's communications and energy grid. When these events occu… OL26448721W
The Wild Blue The Wild Blue Stephen E. Ambrose The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were yet another exceptional band of brothers, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary bra… OL478606W
Shot down and on the run Shot down and on the run Graham Pitchfork Many POW escape stories are well known, but what about those who miraculously evaded capture in the first place and returned to fight another day? This book tells some of the epic stories of the thou… OL5771284W
Training to fly Training to fly Rebecca Hancock Cameron AFD-101202-020 OL7994369W