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A Wing and a Prayer
- The “Bloody 100th” Bomb Group of the US Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their astonishing courage and appalling losses earned them the name that resounds in the annals of aerial warfare and made the "Bloody Hundredth" a legend.
Harry H. Crosby—soon to be portrayed by Anthony Boyle in the miniseries Masters of the Air developed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg—arrived with the very first crews, and left with the very last. After dealing with his fear and gaining in skill and confidence, he was promoted to Group Navigator, surviving hairbreadth escapes and eluding death while leading thirty-seven missions, some of them involving two thousand aircraft. Now, in a breathtaking and often humorous account, he takes us into the hearts and minds of these intrepid airmen to experience both the triumph and the white-knuckle terror of the war in the skies.
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- L. Edwards
- 22-01-24
Excellent book
A very good account of ww2. Some of the accents were the worst I’ve ever heard but the performance overall was very good.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-24
Personal memoir.
To start with I thought I would struggle with the American narration. However the book is so well written and paced, I realised it was more authentic that it was not in a British accent. A fantastic memoir.
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- Bill Robertson
- 29-03-24
The real story behind Apple’s Masters of the Air.
Well written story only slightly marred by the reader’s terrible attempts at accents - the chapter in Oxford where he has to do British, Australian, Canadian and Scottish is unintentionally hilarious.
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- Mike78
- 08-02-24
the 100th
Great depth of detail really personal story yet full of facts . Well recommended
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- Gareth Ashcroft
- 15-04-24
An amazing insight into the 100th
This has to be one of the best books ive read, the stories of the 100th and Crosby are incredible.
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- Richard C Brown
- 05-06-24
Lots of detail and insight.
A thoughtful overview of the US contribution to the war. I found that Harry's slightly autistic personality leads him to be very honest and give a lot of detail (which I really appreciate) and a great insight into the changing attitudes and command structure of his unit. His thoughts on heroism as he looks back are interesting.
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- Andrew Bell
- 27-08-24
So brave
What a powerful story .and many lost their lives .i really don’t know how to express this story and explain how I feel . Thank you for telling us about the journey and thank you for your service
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