Serenade to the Big Bird - A New Edition of the Classic B-17 Tribute

After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on November 26, 1944. Stiles' book was written in the period between his two tours. Serenade to the Big Bird portrays the tragedy of war, and specifically the loss to the world of a fine, sensitive, talented writer who had only a short time to prove his merit. He died at twenty-three.

Zusammenfassung

After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on November 26, 1944. Stiles' book was written in the period between his two tours.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bert Stiles
• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 20.09.2001
• EAN: 9780764313967
• ISBN: 978-0-7643-1396-7
• Seiten: 160
• Abmessung: 162 mm x 236 mm x 19 mm
• Gewicht: 484 g
• Illustration: b/w photos
• Serien: Schiffer Military History; Schiffer Military History
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte