2015, ISBN: 113727963X

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[EAN: 9781137279637], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Palgrave MacMillan, New York], WORLD WAR II, SECOND WAR, OPERATION CHOWHOUND, USAAF, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE, HOLLAND, NETHE… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781137279637], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Palgrave MacMillan, New York], WORLD WAR II, SECOND WAR, OPERATION CHOWHOUND, USAAF, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE, HOLLAND, NETHERLANDS, B-17, HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS, GERMAN ARMY, LUFTWAFFE, HUNGER, STARVATION, NAZIS, SEYSS-INQUART, FARLEY MOWAT, IAN FLEMING, US 8TH AUDREY HEPBURN, GRIF MUMFORD, FOOD SUPPLY, RELIEF, EMERGENCY RATIONS, AERIAL OPERATIONS, FLYING FORTRESS, AMERICAN BOMBERS, WALTER BEDELL SMITH, BERNHARD OF LIPPE-BIESTERFELD, JOHANNES BLASKOWITZ, WINSTON CHURCHILL, DROP ZONE, DZ, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, ANDREW GEDDES, THE HAGUE, ADOLF HITLER, HUNGER WINTER, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, JULIANA K-RATIONS, NIJMEGEN, 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 100TH MARKET GARDEN, RESISTANCE, FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, ROYAL RAF, SCHUTZSTAFFEL, SCORCHED EARTH, SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY SHAEF, 390TH UTRECHT, WILHELMINA NETHERLANDS. NOISBN, Jacket, 248 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "Beginning with a crazy plan hatched by a suspect prince, and an even crazier reliance on the word of the Nazis, Operation Chowhound was devised. Between May 1 and May 8, 1945, 2,268 military units flown by the USAAF dropped food to 3.5 million starving Dutch civilians in German-occupied Holland. It took raw courage to fly on Operation Chowhound, as American aircrews never knew when the German AAA might open fire on them or if Luftwaffe fighters might jump them. Flying at 400 feet, barely above the tree tops, with guns pointed directly at them, they would have no chance to bail out if their B-17s were hit. The question was, would 120,000 German troops keep their word and resist the temptation to fire at the American sitting ducks for eight days? As they flew, grateful Dutch civilians spelled out 'Thanks Boys' in the tulip fields below. Many Americans who flew in Operation Chowhound declared it was the best mission they completed in the war. This gripping chronicle takes readers into the rooms where the operation was born, into the aircraft flying the mission, and onto the ground in Holland with the civilians who so desperately needed help, including a cast of famous characters - from James Bond creator Ian Fleming, Canadian author Farley Mowat, and Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn to Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Churchill - this story is a compelling narrative." A small dark substance stain at the bottom of the front endpapers and the same (but tiny) at the bottom of the rear endpapers, a black remainder dot on the bottom of the text block and the bottom edge of the front board, light wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine. Dust jacket has edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at the top/bottom of the spine and flap-folds, a tiny dark stain on the rear board and on the inside of the rear panel., Books<

2015, ISBN: 113727963X

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[EAN: 9781137279637], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: St. Martin's Press], 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. C… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781137279637], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: St. Martin's Press], 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD., Books<

2015, ISBN: 9781137279637

St. Martin's Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 113727963X . 161.04 X 27.94 X 9.57 millimeters; 272 pages ., St. Martin's Press, 2015, 5