Название: Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe
Автор: Frank Murphy
Издательство: St. Martin’s Publishing Group
Год: 2023
Страниц: 466
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 44.5 MB

The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series,Masters of the Air.

Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice.

Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It's the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW...

"In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' ReadLuck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" —Tom Hanks

Contents:
Foreword to the 2023 Edition by Elizabeth Murphy and Chloe Melas
Introduction by Ian L. Hawkins
Prologue
1. Combat Aircrews: Coming of Age
2. Before the War
3. The War Comes to America
4. Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida
5. The 100th Bomb Group
6. The 100th Stumbles
7. The VIII Bomber Command
8. Combat
9. Dangerous Days, Desperate Hours
10. Münster
11. Stalag Luft III
12. Liberation
Epilogue
Photo Inserts
Appendices: 100th Bombardment Group
Notes
Selected Sources
Index