Mighty by Sacrifice: The Destruction of an American Bomber Squadron, August 29, 1944

by James L. Noles and James L. Noles Jr.

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The high cost of the Allied air offensive during World War II.

On August 29, 1944, the 15th U.S. Army Air Force unleashed 500 bombers against oil and rail targets throughout central Europe. It dispatched the 20th Squadron of the 2nd Bombardment Group on what they regarded as an easy assignment: attack the Privoser Oil Refinery and associated railroad yards at Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. This "milk run" deteriorated into the bloodiest...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:081731654X

ISBN13:9780817316549

Release Date:July 2009

Publisher:University Alabama Press

Length:277 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

Aviation Czech Republic Europe History Military World War II

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