Untold valor

Description:

For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. In this groundbreaking book, Rob Morris has sought out remarkable but little-known stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it. Based on hundreds of interviews with American veterans and their families, "Untold Valor" illuminates the courage of airmen whose exploits have until now remained untold. Read about Jewish aviators' experiences as POWs in German camps. Learn about American airmen who were imprisoned, even killed, by the neutral Swiss and about two Air Corps enlisted men who changed U.S. policy toward liberated concentration camp survivors. Also discover the unusual story of Luftwaffe commander Herman Goering's nephew, who flew B-17 missions against Germany.

subjects: United States,  United States. Army Air Forces,  United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th,  Campaigns,  Airmen,  American Aerial operations,  World War, 1939-1945,  United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th,  Biography,  United states, army air forces,  World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american,  World war, 1939-1945, europe,  United states, armed forces, biography,  World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, eastern front,  World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, western front

Places: Europe