The Wild Blue
2001 book by Stephen Ambrose / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany, by historian and best selling author Stephen Ambrose, was a New York Times best selling non-fiction book published in 2001. It details the lives and World War II experiences of pilots, bombardiers, navigators, radio operators and gunners flying B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army Air Force against Nazi Germany. The book entails a recounting of George McGovern's exceptional career as a chief pilot of a B-24 with the 455th Bomb Group in Italy, encompassing 35 bombing missions. With the odds of surviving all 35 missions as low as 50 %, the bomber crews flew during dangerous daylight hours, in risky tight flying formations, and despite bad weather and assaults of heavy, deadly, flak from ground-based German anti-aircraft guns.[1][2][3]
![]() McGovern top row, 2nd from left, Bill Rounds, top row, 1st on left | |
Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
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Cover artist | Design by Lisa Chovnik |
Language | English |
Subject | History of a WWII B-24, George McGovern pilot |
Genre | History |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 2001 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Paperback, Hardback |
Pages | 304 in Paperback |
ISBN | 978-0-7434-5062-1 |
OCLC | 59450527 |