The Final Mission Of Bottoms Up
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The Final Mission Of Bottoms Up
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Author : Dennis R. Okerstrom
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Final Mission Of Bottoms Up written by Dennis R. Okerstrom and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with History categories.
On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American copilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. They and their crew of eight young men had believed the intelligence officer who, at the predawn briefing at their base in southern Italy, had confided that their mission that day would be a milk run. But that twenty-first mission out of Italy would be their last. Bottoms Up was staggered by an antiaircraft shell that sent it plunging three miles earthward, the pilots recovering control at just 5,000 feet. With two engines out, they tried to make it to a tiny strip on a British-held island in the Adriatic Sea and in desperation threw out everything not essential to flight: machine guns, belts of ammunition, flak jackets. But over Pula, in what is now Croatia, they were once more hit by German fire, and the focus quickly became escaping the doomed bomber. Seemingly unable to extricate himself, Lamar all but surrendered to death before fortuitously bailing out. He was captured the next day and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner at a stalag on the Baltic Sea, suffering the deprivations of little food and heat in Europe’s coldest winter in a century. He never saw most of his crew again. Then, in 2006, more than sixty years after these life-changing experiences, Lamar received an email from Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic, who had discovered the wreckage of Bottoms Up. A veteran of the Balkan wars of the 1990s, Bekic felt compelled to find out the crew’s identities and fates. Lee Lamar, a boy from a hardscrabble farm in rural northwestern Missouri, had gone to college on the GI Bill, become a civil engineer, gotten married, and raised a family. Yet, for all the opportunity that stemmed from his wartime service, part of him was lost. The prohibition on asking prisoners of war their memories during the repatriation process prevented him from reconciling himself to the events of that November day. That changed when, nearly a year after being contacted by Bekic, Lamar visited the site, hoping to gain closure, and met the Croatian Partisans who had helped some members of his crew escape. In this absorbing, alternating account of World War II and its aftermath, Dennis R. Okerstrom chronicles, through Lee Lamar’s experiences, the Great Depression generation who went on to fight in the most expensive war in history. This is the story of the young men who flew Bottoms Up on her final mission, of Lamar’s trip back to the scene of his recurring nightmare, and of a remarkable convergence of international courage, perseverance, and friendship.
Missouri Historical Review
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language : en
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Release Date : 2012
Missouri Historical Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Missouri categories.
Project 9
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Author : Dennis R. Okerstrom
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2014-07-08
Project 9 written by Dennis R. Okerstrom and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with History categories.
Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II is a thoroughly researched narrative of the Allied joint project to invade Burma by air. Beginning with its inception at the Quebec Conference of 1943 and continuing through Operation Thursday until the death of the brilliant British General Orde Wingate in March 1944, less than a month after the successful invasion of Burma, Project 9 details all aspects of this covert mission, including the selection of the American airmen, the procurement of the aircraft, the joint training with British troops, and the dangerous night-time assault behind Japanese lines by glider. Based on review of hundreds of documents as well as interviews with surviving Air Commandos, this is the history of a colorful, autonomous, and highly effective military unit that included some of the most recognizable names of the era. Tasked by the General of the Army Air Forces, H. H. “Hap” Arnold, to provide air support for British troops under the eccentric Major General Wingate as they operated behind Japanese lines in Burma, the Air Commandos were breaking entirely new ground in operational theory, tactics, and inter-Allied cooperation. Okerstrom’s in-depth research and analysis in Project 9 shed light on the operations of America’s first foray into special military operations, when these heroes led the way for the formation of modern special operations teams such as Delta Force and Seal Team Six.
Chronicles Of Oklahoma
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Author : James Shannon Buchanan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Chronicles Of Oklahoma written by James Shannon Buchanan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Indians of North America categories.
Dick Cole S War
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Author : Dennis R. Okerstrom
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2015-12-31
Dick Cole S War written by Dennis R. Okerstrom and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-31 with History categories.
With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015 Dick Cole has long stood in the powerful spotlight of fame that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In recognition the tremendous boost Doolittle’s Raid gave American morale, members of The Tokyo Doolittle Raiders were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in May 2014. Doolittle’s Raid was only the opening act of Cole’s flying career during the war. When that mission was complete and all of the 16 aircraft had crash-landed in China, many of the survivors were assigned to combat units in Europe. Cole remained in India after their rescue and was assigned to Ferrying Command, flying the Hump of the Himalayas for a year in the world’s worst weather, with inadequate aircraft, few aids to navigation, and inaccurate maps. More than 600 aircraft with their crews were lost during this monumental effort to keep China in the war, but Cole survived and rotated home in 1943. He was home just a few months when he was recruited for the First Air Commandos and he returned to India to participate in Project 9, the aerial invasion of Burma.
The War Of The Cottontails
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Author : William R. Cubbins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The War Of The Cottontails written by William R. Cubbins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
A masterfully written story of a young American pilot's experiences as a member of the 450th Bombardment Group in the air war against Nazi Germany's Fortress in Europe in 1944. 30 photos.
Decisions Of The Public Utilities Commission Of The State Of California
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Author : California Public Utilities Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Decisions Of The Public Utilities Commission Of The State Of California written by California Public Utilities Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Public utilities categories.
The Last Mission
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Author : Jim B. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Bantam Press
Release Date : 2003
The Last Mission written by Jim B. Smith and has been published by Bantam Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
14 August 1945. As Japan's Emperor Hirohito recorded his message of surrender, rebel troops commanded by elite officers from the War Ministry burst into the imperial palace. Their intention was to stage a coup, destroy the recording and issue forged orders for Japan to continue the war. Had they succeeded there would have been massive kamikaze attacks on allied forces, possibly provoking America to drop a third atomic bomb... But on that fateful night, in the skies approaching Tokyo, a stream of B-29B 'Superfortress' bombers were heading towards Japan's last functioning oil refinery. Fearing they could be carrying another atom bomb, Japanese air defences ordered a total blackout of the city and the imperial palace. In the hours of chaos that followed, the rebels were foiled and soldiers loyal to the emperor wrested back control. At midday on 15 August 1945, the imperial message of surrender was broadcast. The war was finally over. The result of more than twenty years research by Jim Smith, who took part in that final, fatefuf air raid, THE LAST MISSION is a gripping work of speculative investigation into one of the least known yet profoundly significant episodes of the Second World War.
35th Aiaa Asme Sae Asee Joint Propulsion Conference And Exhibit
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
35th Aiaa Asme Sae Asee Joint Propulsion Conference And Exhibit written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Airplanes categories.
Superconducting Super Collider
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language : en
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Release Date : 1994
Superconducting Super Collider written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.