The Airmen: The Story of American Fliers in World War II - Hardcover

Hoyt, Edwin Palmer

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9780070306332: The Airmen: The Story of American Fliers in World War II

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ISBN 10: 0070306338 ISBN 13: 9780070306332

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1990

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Describes the aerial operations of World War II from the point of view of the airmen involved

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From Publishers Weekly:

Based on interviews, letters and unpublished manuscripts, this oral history, a companion volume to Hoyt's The GI's War , shows how U.S. pilots and crewmen fought WW II in the air. Specific exploits are described: the sinking of a U-boat off North Carolina, Capt. Colin Kelly's heroic self-sacrifice during defense of the Philippines, the Doolittle raid over Tokyo, America's first encounter with the fearsome Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter. A longer piece explains how Col. Thomas Jeffrey turned the demoralized 100th Bombardment Group into an effective fighting force; a respectful recap of "those who also served" tells the touching story of Cpl. Jake Jones, who yearned for transfer from a stateside training command to the combat zone. This collection of action-packed vignettes provides compelling descriptions of strategies, tales of survival and feats of bravery. Photos not seen by PW.
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From Library Journal:

Despite grumblings about his superficial documentation and rather wooden prose, Hoyt's prolific examination of the history of World War II ( Hitler's War , LJ 4/1/88; Japan's War , LJ 3/15/86) continues to have a broad readership. This work, a companion piece to The GI's War ( LJ 6/15/88), concentrates on a selective set of episodes concerning a number of aviation-related American ground and air crews, with both quoted and narrated accounts of air action in Europe and the Far East. Not much of this is new, but the action is stirring as these then-young men risk their lives to perform desperate missions. In fact, some of the book's appeal may come from the familiarity of the material, with the target audience students of World War II--especially those who lived it. Not Hoyt's best, but this will have a following where his other works circulate.
- Mel D. Lane, Sacramento
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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