Hell on Earth : The Bomber Command Offensive As Seen Through the Experience of Twenty Crews

by Rolfe, Mel

• ISBN13: 9781902304298
• ISBN10: 1902304292
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Grub Street

Summary

True stories that happened during WW II, feature the experiences of the men who brushed with death, illustrated with never-before published photographs.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. iv
Acknowledgements	p. iv
Takeoff	p. vi
A Man Of Many Pilots	p. 7
Like Lambs To The Slaughter	p. 16
To Fight Another Day	p. 25
The Fickle Finger Of Fate	p. 34
The Great Escape	p. 43
Close Encounters	p. 52
Gunner's Luck	p. 61
A Flourish Of Miracles	p. 70
The Quest For Immortality	p. 79
Escape Or Die	p. 88
Against All The Odds	p. 97
Sorry About That, Boys	p. 106
The Pilot Rebel	p. 115
Hell Over Homberg	p. 124
The Curse Of The Chop Blonde	p. 133
Finishing The Job	p. 142
Trapped By Fire	p. 151
Attacked By Three Fighters	p. 160
A Bloody Good Show	p. 169
When Luck Runs Out	p. 178
Glossary	p. 187
Bibliography	p. 188
Index	p. 189
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