Hell Above Earth
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Hell Above Earth

The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him

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Hell Above Earth

The Incredible True Story of an American WWII Bomber Commander and the Copilot Ordered to Kill Him

About this book

"After the twists and turns in Goering's many missions, Frater finishes with a stunning revelation . . . an exciting read . . . A WWII thrill ride." — Kirkus Reviews
The US air battle over Nazi Germany in WWII was hell above earth. For bomber crews, every day they flew was like D-Day, exacting a terrible physical and emotional toll. Twenty-year-old US Captain Werner Goering, accepted this, even thrived on and welcomed the adrenaline rush. He was an exceptional pilot—and the nephew of Hermann Göring—leading member of the Nazi party and commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe.
The FBI and the American military would not prevent Werner from serving his American homeland, but neither would they risk the propaganda coup that his desertion or capture would represent for Nazi Germany. J. Edgar Hoover issued a top-secret order that if Captain Goering's plane was downed for any reason over Nazi-occupied Europe, someone would be there in the cockpit to shoot Goering dead. FBI agents found a man capable of accomplishing the task in Jack Rencher, a tough, insular B-17 instructor who also happened to be one of the Army's best pistol shots. That Jack and Werner became unlikely friends is just one more twist in one of the most incredible untold tales of WWII.

"A meticulously researched and brilliantly reconstructed tale of truth and treachery that's as riveting as it is heart stopping." — Providence Journal

"One of the greatest and most ironic surprises of World War Two . . . A riveting book, every bit as exciting and unusual as  Operation Mincemeat , and demonstrating that there are still things we don't know about WWII." —Michael Korda, New York Times– bestselling author

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Information

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781429956826
Subtopic
Military Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Author’s Note
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Epigraphs
  9. Prologue
  10. 1. “Now Terror, Truly”
  11. 2. The Bottom Rung
  12. 3. German-Americans in WW II
  13. 4. J. Edgar Hoover
  14. 5. A Matter of National Security
  15. 6. Jack “Poverty-Stricken” Rencher
  16. 7. Bootleggers, Bodyguards, and Bank Robbers
  17. 8. Officer, Gentleman, and Pilot
  18. 9. “Tex” Rankin
  19. 10. Flight Training
  20. 11. The Nazi’s Nephew
  21. 12. To Arms
  22. 13. Fruit of a Poisoned Tree
  23. 14. The Blue Max
  24. 15. Molesworth
  25. 16. Into the Fray
  26. 17. What Fresh Hell Is This?
  27. 18. Hell of a Mess
  28. 19. Assassin’s Dilemma
  29. 20. Murdersburg
  30. 21. Iron Ass
  31. 22. The Fort
  32. 23. Blood Red Sky
  33. 24. Heaving the Monster
  34. 25. Homeward
  35. 26. The Final Flight of Jersey Bounce Jr.
  36. 27. The Battle to Live
  37. 28. Gone with the Water
  38. 29. The Hell’s Angels
  39. 30. Aero Medicine
  40. 31. The Writing 69th
  41. 32. Meier’s Trumpets
  42. 33. Squeezing the Nazis Dry
  43. 34. Piss on the General
  44. 35. End of the Contract
  45. 36. Dresden
  46. 37. Fog and Fire
  47. 38. Götterdammerung: Twlight of the Gods
  48. 39. Cloak, Dagger, and Camera
  49. 40. Strategic Air Command
  50. 41. Africa
  51. 42. Reichskommisar Göring
  52. 43. Addis Ababa
  53. 44. The Lion of Judah
  54. 45. Wiz Kids and Civilian Life
  55. 46. Jack’s Postwar Years
  56. 47. 2009
  57. 48. Tucson
  58. 49. “The Devil’s Count” Is Resurrected
  59. 50. Epilogue: The Men I Never Met
  60. Notes
  61. Bibliography
  62. Note from the Goering Family
  63. About the Author
  64. Index
  65. Copyright