Coffin corner boys : one bomber, ten men, and their harrowing escape from Nazi-occupied France / Carole Engle Avriett with Capt. George W. Starks, WWII B-17 Pilot, the Mighty Eighth ; foreword by Lt. Gen. E.G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr., former Commander Eighth Air Force.
Coffin corner boys : one bomber, ten men, and their harrowing escape from Nazi-occupied France / Carole Engle Avriett with Capt. George W. Starks, WWII B-17 Pilot, the Mighty Eighth ; foreword by Lt. Gen. E.G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr., former Commander Eighth Air Force.
By
:
Avriett, Carole Engle.
Publication Date
:
2018
Publication Information
:
Washington, D.C. : Regnery History,
Physical Description
:
xxi, 266 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Subject Term
:
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Escapes -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Additional Contributors
:
Starks, George W.
Shuler, E.G.
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index.
Summary
:
As a young band of brothers flies over German-occupied France, they come under heavy fire. Their B-17 is shot down and the airmen--stumbling through fields and villages--scatter across Europe. Some struggled to flee for safety. Others were captured immediately and imprisoned. Now, for the first time, their incredible story of grit, survival, and reunion is told.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781621576266
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5449 AV8 | Checked In |