Deadly sky : the American combat airman in World War II /
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| Author / Creator: | McManus, John C., 1965- |
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| Imprint: | Novato, Calif. : Presidio, c2000. |
| Description: | x, 435 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4284686 |
| Summary: | Moving past the romance and myth of military aviation, the author reveals the dangerous and often fatal business of flying bombers and fighter planes over enemy territory during World War II--a conflict that saw 120,000 casualties among American aviators, 40,000 of them fatal. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 435 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-426) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0891416781 |