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
Autor principal: Okerstrom, Dennis R., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Missouri Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lamar, Lee > (Edgar Lee), > 1921-
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Stalag Luft I
United States. > Army Air Forces.
Stalag Luft I.
United States. > Army Air Forces > Biography.
Bottoms Up (B-24 bomber)
Kriegsgefangener
Kampfflieger
Prisoners of war.
Military operations, Aerial > American.
Bomber pilots.
B-24 (Bomber)
Air pilots, Military.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des Allemands.
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Barth.
Prisonniers de guerre > Allemagne > Biographies.
Pilotes d'aeronef militaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pilotes de bombardiers > États-Unis > Biographies.
B-24 (Bombardier)
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Barth.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Biography.
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
Camp King
United States.
Germany > Barth.
Germany.
Recits personnels.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Personal narratives > American.
Personal Narrative
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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 (266 pages): illustrations, portraits
ISBN:9780826272676

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