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The Savage Sky: Life and Death in a Bomber over Germany in 1944 (Stackpole Military History)
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by George Webster
Sales Rank: 584332
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
Published by: Stackpole Books March 10, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0811733882
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0811733885
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 12 ounces
Product Description
Gives the reader a firsthand look at war from inside a B-17 bomber in World War II
Focuses on the 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force and includes missions to the Schweinfurt ball-bearing plant and Berlin
One of the first accounts of being shot down over Sweden
The Savage Sky is as close as you can get to experiencing aerial combat while still staying firmly planted on the ground. The writing is vivid and intimate, describing the bitter cold at high altitudes, gut-wrenching fear, lethal shrapnel from flak, and German fighters darting through the bomber formation like feeding sharks.
About The Author
George Webster was a radio operator on a B-17, flying combat missions deep over Germany in World War II. He lives in Orlando, Florida.
Reader Reviews
If you are interested in learning about the daily life of an Eight Air Force bomber crewman during the war this book is a must read. The author, who was a radio operator, goes into great detail explaining the missions and the stresses and fears that resulted from the uncertainty of whether he would survive them. He talks openly of the effects of stress on himself and others and how they coped whether it be with drugs issued by the flight surgeon, alcohol, or other means. He discusses life on base and during leave. The book also shows how many lives were both brought together and destroyed by the war and how fate makes it's mark. It truly depicts how common boys from all over America became heroes in the air trying to do their job for their country and live through it. It is not a documentary of facts, it is insight into what many bomber crewman went through psychologically. The story is well written and is worthy of becoming a movie.
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