To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany

To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany

by Robert J. Mrazek
To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany

To Kingdom Come: An Epic Saga of Survival in the Air War Over Germany

by Robert J. Mrazek

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Overview

The breathtaking, never-before-told, true story of a historic air force bombing mission in 1943 Germany. 

On September 6, 1943, three hundred and thirty-eight B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the American Eighth Air Force took off from England, bound for Stuttgart, Germany, to bomb Nazi weapons factories. 

Dense clouds obscured the targets, and one commander's critical decision to circle three times over the city—and its deadly flak—would prove disastrous. Forty-five planes went down that day, and hundreds of men were lost or missing. 

Focusing on first-person accounts of six of the B-17 airmen, award-winning author Robert Mrazek vividly re-creates the fierce air battle—and reveals the astonishing valor of the airmen who survived being shot down, and the tragic fate of those who did not.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780451235756
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/06/2012
Pages: 400
Sales rank: 280,402
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Robert J. Mrazek is a navy veteran and former congressman from the North Shore of Long Island. While in Washington, he authored a number of pieces of landmark legislation. Since his retirement from Congress, Mrazek has served on the boards of several companies and charitable organizations, including ten years as chairman of the Washington-based Alaska Wilderness League.

Table of Contents

Prelude

Hap 2

Ira 14

The Warriors

Reb 24

The Greek 34

Andy 42

Bob 51

Ted 58

Jimmy 67

The Mission

Juggernaut 78

The Golden Eagle 91

Into the Valley 99

The Blind Leading the Blind 106

A Ride in the Whirlwind 113

And the Sky Rained Heroes 124

Est Nulla Via Invia Virtuti 131

Theirs Not to Reason Why 138

To the Last Beat of the Heart 146

Hard Landings 154

The Last One Left 161

Slipstreams

Remains of the Day 180

Eventide 187

The Day After 194

The Back of the Tiger 205

Interlude 213

Hitting the Road 221

Eclipse 227

Greek Holiday 230

Friends and Enemies 237

Desperate Journey 244

The Telegram 251

On the Run 255

Against All Odds 267

Cloak and Dagger 269

The End of a Tour 277

Reb 287

Epilogue 295

Appendix 319

Acknowledgments 333

Sources 337

Bibliography 363

Additional Photo Captions and Credits 373

Index 375

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"Mrazek's well-told and splendidly researched account of the Stuttgart raid is bolstered by narrator David Drummond's appealing and razor-sharp performance." —-Library Journal Starred Audio Review

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