Rehr, L: Marauder -

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Editeur : Mcfarland

Parution : 30/06/2009

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 353

Expédition : 640

Dimensions : 25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1

ISBN : 0786443677

Résumé :

The B-26 Marauder was a formidable weapon in the campaign to defeat Hitler's armies, and, in the words of his first copilot, Louis Rehr was the best there was flying it. This memoir, which benefits from forty years of research on the combat history of the B-26, contributions from comrades, and an extensive collection of rare photographs, describes Rehr's experiences, including five night-bombing missions he volunteered to fly in 1944 and accounts of attacks by Me-262 jets in late April of 1945. Rehr, a squadron commander with the 323rd Bombardment Group, earned 12 air medals, five battle stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Croix de Guerre with Silver Star.

This entry refers to the LARGE PRINT edition. For the standard edition please see ISBN 978-0-7864-1664-6.

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Biographie:
The late Louis S. Rehr served with the Air Force reserves until 1958, when he was discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Carleton R. Rehr lives in South Harwich, Massachusetts....

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments?????
Foreword by Trevor J. Allen?????

PART I : ENGLAND
1 D-Day and the White Tailed Marauders?????
2 Fugitive from a Training Center Arrives in England May 1944?????
3 D-Day Plus 24, Earls Colne, England June 1944?????
4 Bridge Busting and Night Bombing, Beaulieu,
England July-August 1944?????
5 On Leave in London Summer 1944?????

PART II : FRANCE
6 The Germans Retreat and Regroup: Flying Missions from Lessay and Chartres, France August-September 1944?????
7 The German Offensive: Flying Missions from Laon-Athies Airdrome, France October 1944-January 1, 1945?????
8 On Leave in Paris Late Fall 1944?????
9 Veterans and New Recruits: Flying Missions from Laon-Athies and Denain-Prouvy Airdromes, France January-February 1945?????
10 No Easy Road to Victory, Denain-Prouvy Airdrome, Valenciennes, France March-April 1945?????
11 The Last of the Jet Boys and Our Marauders, Denain-Prouvy Airdrome, Valenciennes, France April-May 1945?????

PART III : GERMANY
12 Disarmament Duty, Kempten, Germany May-June 1945?????

Afterword: Remembrance and Reflection, October 2002?????
(by Carleton Rockefeller Rehr)
Appendix One: Tributes to the Marauder?????
Appendix Two: Biographies?????
Appendix Three: Citations Received?????
Military History of Louis S. Rehr?????
Index?????
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