Author:

Scearce, Phil 1962-  Search this

Subject:

Scearce, Herman 1925-  Search this

United States Army  Search this

Physical description:

xiv, 373 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Biography

History

Military history

Place:

United States

Pacific Area

Date:

2011

20th century

Contents:

Introduction -- Sergeant at seventeen -- Hawaii -- First mission -- Nauru -- Air raid -- Chance -- May 1943 -- The squadron's objectives -- The Pacific preferred -- Softening Tarawa -- Forever consequences -- Losing altitude fast -- Back to Hawaii -- Last flights -- Ask the man who owns one -- The meaning of boxes -- Guam -- Back in business -- Halfway to forty -- January 1945 -- Endings for some -- Epilogue

Summary:

The true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe.

Topic:

Soldiers  Search this

Radio operators  Search this

Radar operators  Search this

B-24 bomber)--History  Search this

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns  Search this

History, Military  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1066679