Seller: Old Army Books, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 158 pp., illus., jacket now in a clear protector.
Language: English
Published by Eakin Press, Austin, Tex., 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0890159394 ISBN 13: 9780890159392
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. vii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780890159392, 0890159394 OCLC 30905816 ; dark blue cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; a poignant, high-stakes historical memoir or narrative concept that captures the brutal reality of the air war over Europe through the eyes of its youngest participants. brings home the realities: Loss of Innocence: Teenagers transitioning rapidly from small-town American life to the deadly skies of Germany. The Meat Grinder: Surviving the statistical improbability of completing a 25-mission (later 35-mission) combat tour. Extreme Conditions: Fighting at 25,000 feet in unpressurized, sub-zero (-50°F) B-17 Flying Fortresses or B-24 Liberators. Psychological Toll: Coping with flak, enemy fighters, and seeing sister ships explode in mid-air. ; FINE/FINE. Book.