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According to the hollywood reporter, the series will explore the aerial wars through the eyes of the enlisted men of the eighth airforce, known as the men of the mighty eighth. With the narrative power of fiction, donald miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the firefilled skies over berlin, hanover, and dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the german people. Millerauthor of the widely praised the story of world war ii has written a riveting account of the stoic courage of these men and boys of the greatest generation. Masters of the air really is the story of the united states eighth air force, and a much more complete story than the bomber war. Mar 16, 2021 masters of the air americas bomber boys who fought the air war against nazi germany book. Masters of the air is at once an exciting read of valor from the last century and a sobering account of the horrendous costs of war. Masters of the air from steven spielberg and tom hanks. Americas bomber boys who fought the air war against nazi germany are the inspiration for this program. This is the premier book about the 8th army air corps in ww ii. Miller includes a map of every eighth air force base, identifying each by location and bomber group, and, like neillands, a map showing targets and the range of fighter escorts neillands map showed the range of. Americas bomber boys who fought the air war against nazi germany written by donald l. Miller masters of the air part 01 audiobook youtube.
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