Luck of the Draw
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Luck of the Draw

My Story of the Air War in Europe

  1. 480 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 10 Dec |Learn more

Luck of the Draw

My Story of the Air War in Europe

About this book

The captivating story of WWII Airman Frank Murphy, who features in new TV miniseries Masters of the Air.THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" Tom HanksThe epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, featured in the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air.Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4, 300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 28, 000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 26, 000 made the ultimate sacrifice.Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It's the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress.Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of NBC, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy.

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Information

Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781783967353
eBook ISBN
9781783967360
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. The Crew
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Prologue
  9. 1 Combat Aircrews: Coming of Age
  10. 2 Before the War
  11. 3 The War Comes to America
  12. 4 Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida
  13. 5 The 100th Bomb Group
  14. 6 The 100th Stumbles
  15. 7 The VIII Bomber Command
  16. 8 Combat
  17. 9 Dangerous Days, Desperate Hours
  18. 10 Münster
  19. 11 Stalag Luft III
  20. 12 Liberation
  21. Plates
  22. Epilogue
  23. Appendices 100th Bombardment Group
  24. A. Operational Summary
  25. B. Operational Losses, June 22, 1943–October 14, 1943
  26. C. Aircraft Markings and 100th Bombardment Group Aircraft History
  27. D. 418th Bomb Squadron Original Aircrews
  28. E. Operational Matrix—1943
  29. F. Personal Report on the Regensburg Mission, August 17, 1943
  30. Selected Sources
  31. Index
  32. About the Authors
  33. Copyright