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1 online resource. |
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Single Titles Ser. |
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Book Collection: Nonfiction |
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Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition |
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Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition |
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History Reference Center |
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Single Titles Ser.
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Book Collection: Nonfiction.
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Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition.
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Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition.
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History Reference Center.
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| Summary |
Annotation A remarkable first-person account of Dale Aldrich, a World War II B-17 ball turret (belly) gunner who flew missions over occupied-Europe and Germany, was shot down and captured, and ultimately interned in a Nazi POW camp for over a year. This is a gripping story, full of bravery, humanity, and plain American humor describing the belly gunner's total war experience from draft day to war's end. Through the use of side notes, coinciding dates, and an extensive timeline, the author has developed a unique way of relating the belly gunner's experiences to specific dates of the war and the Holocaust. |
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Trade Lerner Publishing Group. |
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11-up Lerner Publishing Group. |
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6-up Lerner Publishing Group. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Drafted -- Air college -- From mechanic to gunner -- Flying fortress -- Crossing the Atlantic -- Horham Air Base -- Munster mission -- Shot down -- Bailing out -- Betrayed and captured -- Prisoner of war -- Interrogation by the Nazis -- Stalag -- 447 days -- Unusual incidents at Stalag -- March to Germany -- Liberation -- Camp Lucky Strike -- Homecoming. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost History Reference Center |
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Aldrich, Dale.
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United States. Army Air Forces -- Non-commissioned officers -- Biography.
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Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf.
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Aldrich, Dale. (OCoLC)fst00453011
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Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf. (OCoLC)fst00757747
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United States. Army Air Forces. (OCoLC)fst00549671
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Flight crews -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany.
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Armed Forces -- Non-commissioned officers.
(OCoLC)fst01351815
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Flight crews. (OCoLC)fst00927321
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Military operations, Aerial -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01710199
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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| Added Author |
Hipperson, Carol Edgemon, author.
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EBSCO Publishing (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aldrich, Dale. Belly Gunner. Twenty-First Century Books [Imprint] Sept. 2001 Minneapolis : Lerner Publishing Group (DLC) 00047933 |
| ISBN |
0761318739 (Library Binding) |
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9780761318736 |
