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And Some Fell on Stony Ground. A Day in the Life of an RAF Bomber Pilot

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#259049
Titel	And Some Fell on Stony Ground. A Day in the Life of an RAF Bomber Pilot
Auteur	Mann, Leslie
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Icon Books
Jaar van uitgave	2014
ISBN10	1848317204
ISBN13	9781848317208
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	A unique glimpse of the deadliest profession of the Second World War. In June 1941, Flight Sergeant Leslie Mann, a tail gunner in a British bomber, was shot down over Du? sseldorf and taken into captivity. After the war, wanting to record the experiences of the RAF's 'Bomber Boys', he gave voice to his private thoughts and feelings in a short novella, uncovered only after his death. Visceral, shocking and unglamorous, this compelling story transmits as rarely before the horrors of aerial warfare, the corrosive effects of fear, and the psychological torment of the young men involved. The sights, sounds, smells, and above all the emotional strain are intensely evoked with a novelist's skill. And Some Fell on Stony Ground is introduced by historian Richard Overy, author of the acclaimed boo... (Lees verder)k, The Bombing War (2013).
Pagina's	192
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 6,00

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