Author:

Mackenzie, S. P.  Search this

Physical description:

256 pages ; 25 cm

Type:

Books

History

Date:

2017

20th century

Notes:

NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.

Contents:

Men against odds -- Asking for miracles -- Talismans and mascots -- Incantations and rituals -- Jinxes and Jonahs -- Numbers and symbols -- Premonitions of disaster -- Conclusion

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects  Search this

Superstition--History  Search this

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

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1089022