The final mission of Bottoms Up : a World War II pilot's story /

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On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrende...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Okerstrom, Dennis R., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Missouri ; London : University of Missouri Press, ©2011.
Colección:American military experience series.
Temas:
Lamar, Lee > (Edgar Lee), > 1921-
Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
Stalag Luft I.
Stalag Luft I
United States. > Army Air Forces
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
1939-1945
Geschichte 1944-1945.
B-24 (Bomber)
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Barth.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
B-24 (Bombardier)
Pilotes de bombardiers > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Biographies.
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Barth.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Air pilots, Military
Bomber pilots
Military operations, Aerial > American
Prisoners of war
Kampfflieger
Kriegsgefangener
Germany
Germany > Barth
United States
Camp King
Biography
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives > American
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. Over Pula in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire. Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out and being captured. in 2006 Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index.
ISBN:9780826272676
0826272673

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