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The Fall of Fortresses
- Author
- Elmer Bendiner
- Narrator
- Shawn Compton
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 22 June 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business—Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories.
But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty 8th.
Somehow, Navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
Vivid, powerful, and often viscerally engaging, The Fall of Fortresses is a stunning testament to the skill, courage, and sacrifice of the men who fought in World War II's deadliest campaign.
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Details
- Author
- Elmer Bendiner
- Narrator
- Shawn Compton
- Duration
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666119206
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Military history
Synopsis
On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war.Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business—Schweinfurt's ball-bearing factories.But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF's Mighty 8th.Somehow, Navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.Vivid, powerful, and often viscerally engaging, The Fall of Fortresses is a stunning testament to the skill, courage, and sacrifice of the men who fought in World War II's deadliest campaign.
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