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8th Air Force at War Memories and Missions, England 1942-45 by Martin Bowman DJ
8th Air Force at War Memories and Missions, England 1942-45 by Martin W Bowman
Hard Cover with dust jacket
216 pages
Copyright 1994
CONTENTS
Cast of characters7
Author's introduction12
1. PASSAGE
`Come and join the Air Corps ...'13
2. OVER HERE
`This war no nation wins . . . Remember ... when you are over here.'17
3. THE MISSION
`They were scheduled a mission to fly . . .' 22
4. BOYS IN THE SKY
`You're still thought of as Boys in the Sky.' 31
5. ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES
`We wonder if they're mice or men ...they're wolves ... avoid the den.'35
6. LIBERTY RUN
after drinking one or more, you'll find them on the floor.'39
7. THE GIRLS
`Her mother never told her . . . About the ways of Air Force men.'43
8. "SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND"
`Dear old England's not the same ...' 48
9. YULETIDE
`You bring the whisky, and I'll bring champagne ...'53
10. RELIGION
jesusgodpleasenojesusgodpleasenojesusgodpleaseno'57
11. LONDON
`Have you ever sat in Trafalgar Square, beneath the morning sun, in the morning air?'61
12. THE TOUR
`We took a tour, tour, cripes we took a tour ...'72
13. BIG WEEK
`Cold, distant stars flickered at us from a frosty sky ...'76
14. BIG-B
`From Berlin to Oslo, wherever those heavies go...'76
15. THE WESTWALL
`The bridge ... Is blown ...'83
16. "MILK RUN"
`No fighters, no flak, came up from the ground...'88
17. COMBAT
`Off we go into the wild sky yonder ...' 90
18. KNIGHTS OF THE SKY
"T" was a squadron of Thunderbolts near...'94
19. PROPAGANDA
`The first casualty when war comes is truth.'102
20. SUPERSTITION
Superstitious Alyosius.105
21. BIG FRIENDS
The ship with the head wind built in.'108
22. PADDLEFEET
`We're just a bunch of heathens ...' 110
23. WHITEHEAD'S TOURISTS
the boy from Dakota ... throwing ... his helmet toward ... France.'114
24. DITCHING
death in a cold, cold grave ... they should have lived to glory in a B-17.'121
25. HIGHWAYS OF THE SKIES
`On the highways of the skies ...'122
26. PERSONALITIES
We drink to those, who give their all of old ...'124
27. PIN-UP
`The American gal is a peach of a pal' 129
28. TWO GREAT NATIONS, DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE
Yanks are civilized, so they tell us.' 135
29. NO BALLS AT ALL
`Hitler has only got one ball ...'136
30. SWEATING IT OUT
he, for 10, must sweat.'141
31. DISCIPLINE
`Come gather round me boys and I'll give you all the poop ...'144
32. DEATH
`Oh Death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling ...'150
33. FLAK
`The flak was poppin' round my head ...'156
34. FLAK-HAPPY
`Down in Ruhr Valley ... I must go ...' 164
35. FLAK LEAVE
he faintly mumbled, "Shack, Shack, Shack!" '167
36. R & R
We see them in the train and bus, there isn't any room for us ...'170
37. GLADIATORS OF THE MR
`Morituri to salutamos.'183
38. SUPPLY AND DEMAND
`Who saw us moving more fitly to join the spectators ...'186
39. HUMOUR
`The isle ain't worth saving I don't think. Cut the balloons and let the damned thing sink ...'190
40. JOHNNY'S DEATH
`Do not despair, For Johnny-head-in-air ...'197
41. MIA
`The boys that go down there will never come back ...'201
42. KRIEGIE
`Write a big letter, send it to me . .. in care of Stalag Luft Three.'204
43. MANNA
`Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you.'206
44. THE LUCKY BASTARDS
`There was never a good war or a bad peace.'208
45. THE TIES THAT BIND
It's been a pleasure meeting you.' 211
GLOSSARY215
Bibliography 216
8th Air Force at War
Half a century on, this major collection of memorabilia recalls with moving clarity the life and times of the US 8th Air Force, based in Eastern England during the Second World War to provide the daylight strike arm of the Allied round-the-clock bombing offensive over Germany and occupied Europe. From the airmen themselves, and the English people living near the bases who opened their hearts and homes to the high-spirited young heroes, have been gathered a wealth of anecdotes, poems, diary extracts, stories, photographs, cartoons and advertisements, most of them never before published. They provide both an intimate record of the war years, and a tribute to the courage and dedication of all those involved.
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