In the bestselling "D-Day, Citizen Soldiers, " and "Band of Brothers, " Ambrose portrayed in vivid detail the experiences of soldiers who fought on the bloody battlegrounds of World War II. "The Wild Blue" brings to life another extraordinary group of men--the pilots, bombardiers, navigators and gunners aboard the B-24s that destroyed the German war machine. of photos. Maps.

Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.

Contents



Acknowledgments



Author's Note



Prologue



Cast of Characters



CHAPTER ONE Where They Came From



CHAPTER TWO Training



CHAPTER THREE Learning to Fly the B-24



CHAPTER FOUR The Fifteenth Air Force



CHAPTER FIVE Cerignola, Italy



CHAPTER SIX Learning to Fly in Combat



CHAPTER SEVEN December 1944



CHAPTER EIGHT The Isle of Capri



CHAPTER NINE The Tuskegee Airmen Fly Cover: February 1945



CHAPTER TEN Missions over Austria: March 1945



CHAPTER ELEVEN Linz: The Last Mission: April 1945



Epilogue



Notes



Bibliography



Index