| Description |
xxi, 264 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes "Notes on sources" (pages 239-248) and index. |
| Summary |
"The men of the 57th Bomb Wing flew out of Corsica during World War II and bombed vital bridges throughout Italy to sabotage German supply routes. Their missions were dangerous and never-ending. One bombardier in the wing was a young New Yorker named Joseph Heller, who would later turn his experience into the classic 1961 war novel Catch-22. Now aviation historian Thomas McKelvey Cleaver takes a closer look at the real-life men of the 57th, whose camaraderie in the face of death inspired the raucous cast of heroes and antiheros in Catch-22."-- Publisher data. |
| Subject |
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Wing, 57th.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mediterranean Region.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories, American.
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Heller, Joseph. Catch-22.
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| Added Title |
True story of the Catch-22 Bomb Wing |
| ISBN |
9781621574880 |
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1621574881 |
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