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Operation Chowhound, the most risky, most glorious US bomber mission of WWII, Stephen Dando-Collins

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Operation Chowhound, the most risky, most glorious US bomber mission of WWII, Stephen Dando-Collins

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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platesillustrationsmaps

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Operation Chowhound

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881437069

Responsibility statement

Stephen Dando-Collins

Sub title

the most risky, most glorious US bomber mission of WWII

Table Of Contents

Navigator Ellis B. Scripture's prayer -- Hitler's secret agent -- The suspect prince in the world of James Bond -- The bridge too far : the failure to liberate Holland -- The Germans go on the offensive -- An offer from Nazi Governor Seyss-Inquart -- President "Dutch" Roosevelt's promise -- "Beetle" Bedell Smith's plan -- Farley Mowat goes behind German lines -- The Achterveld Agreement -- The first nervous test flight -- Ike's hatchet man tells the Nazi Governor straight -- The US 8th Air Force prepares for Chowhound -- May 1, 1945 : B-17s over Holland at 400 feet -- Germans open fire on Chowhound bombers -- Audrey Hepburn's birthday present : the liberation of Holland -- Grif Mumford's special air delivery to a Dutch sister -- Bombardier Braidic's fateful decision -- The end : for Seyss-Inquart and the War -- The aftermath -- The best thing we ever did in the War

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Most risky, most glorious United States bomber mission of World War II

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