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The wars of Myron King : a B-17 pilot faces WWII and U.S.-Soviet intrigue
- Title
- The wars of Myron King : a B-17 pilot faces WWII and U.S.-Soviet intrigue / James Lee McDonough.
- Author
- McDonough, James L., 1934-
- Publication
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2009]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D790.263 614th .M33 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book offers an engrossing account of King's early life and wartime service as a part of the 401st Bombardment Group, U.S. Eighth Air Force ... Based on a wide array of published and primary sources, including trial transcripts and interviews with King, the book offers a unique view of the experience of air combat, the intertwining of politics and military justice, and the complex circumstances that inaugurated the Cold War"--Jacket.
- Subject
- King, Myron Lyzon, 1921-
- King, Myron Lyzon, 1921- > Trials, litigation, etc
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Squadron, 614th
- 1900-1999
- Bomber pilots > United States > Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Berlin
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Russia (Federation) > Moscow > History > 20th century
- Bomber pilots
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
- Diplomatic relations
- Military operations, Aerial > American
- Regimental histories
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Luftkrieg
- B 17
- Flugzeugführer
- United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
- Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
- Germany > Berlin
- Russia (Federation) > Moscow
- Soviet Union
- United States
- USA
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Comptes rendus de procès et d'arbitrage.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- A passion for flying -- And then there was a war on -- From Savannah to Northamptonshire -- Concerning those who went before -- Into the thick of it -- Berlin, bad weather, and "the Bulge" -- From Christmas Eve to Berlin again -- Behind Russian lines -- A bizarre affair -- The Russian adventure darkens -- The Eagle and the Bear -- Orchestrating a court-martial -- Moscow, the visit of a lifetime -- Back to England, home to the United States -- Vindicated, finally.
- ISBN
- 9781572336759
- 1572336757
- LCCN
- 2009015036
- OCLC
- ocn319247390
- 319247390
- SCSB-1533284
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library