The Resource In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II, James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead
In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II, James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead
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The item In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II, James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- James "Jim" Davis lived what he considered "an impossible dream" as he piloted a B-24 as part of the 8th Air Force on more than thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 226 pages)
- Contents
-
- Chapter 1
- The Dream; Chapter 2
- Training; Chapter 3
- Flying the Beast; Chapter 4
- Topeka to Belfast; Chapter 5
- The First Mission; Chapter 6
- Our Early Missions; Chapter 7
- Close Calls; Chapter 8
- Finishing Our Tour; Chapter 9
- Homecoming
- Isbn
- 9781433710155
- Label
- In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II
- Title
- In hostile skies
- Title remainder
- an American B-24 pilot in World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead
- Subject
-
- 1939 - 1945
- Autobiographies
- Autobiographies
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 Liberator
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Bomber pilots
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Davis, James M, 1921-
- Davis, James M, 1921-
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Flugzeugführer
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Luftwaffe
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives -- American
- USA
- United States
- United States, Army Air Forces
- United States, Army Air Forces -- Biography
- Weltkrieg
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- James "Jim" Davis lived what he considered "an impossible dream" as he piloted a B-24 as part of the 8th Air Force on more than thirty missions in the European Theatre during World War II. He flew support missions for Operations Cobra and Market Garden and numerous bombing missions over occupied Europe in the summer and fall of 1944
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1921-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davis, James M.
- Dewey number
- 940.54/4973092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D790.2
- LC item number
- .D38 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Snead, David L.
- Series statement
- North Texas military biography and memoir series
- Series volume
- no. 3
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Davis, James M
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- B-24 (Bomber)
- Bomber pilots
- Davis, James M
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- B-24 (Bomber)
- Bomber pilots
- Military operations, Aerial
- United States
- Luftwaffe
- Weltkrieg
- Flugzeugführer
- B-24 Liberator
- USA
- Label
- In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II, James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Chapter 1 -- The Dream; Chapter 2 -- Training; Chapter 3 -- Flying the Beast; Chapter 4 -- Topeka to Belfast; Chapter 5 -- The First Mission; Chapter 6 -- Our Early Missions; Chapter 7 -- Close Calls; Chapter 8 -- Finishing Our Tour; Chapter 9 -- Homecoming
- Control code
- 133088196
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 226 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781433710155
- Lccn
- 2005033926
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)133088196
- Label
- In hostile skies : an American B-24 pilot in World War II, James M. Davis ; edited by David L. Snead
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Chapter 1 -- The Dream; Chapter 2 -- Training; Chapter 3 -- Flying the Beast; Chapter 4 -- Topeka to Belfast; Chapter 5 -- The First Mission; Chapter 6 -- Our Early Missions; Chapter 7 -- Close Calls; Chapter 8 -- Finishing Our Tour; Chapter 9 -- Homecoming
- Control code
- 133088196
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 226 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781433710155
- Lccn
- 2005033926
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)133088196
Subject
- 1939 - 1945
- Autobiographies
- Autobiographies
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-24 Liberator
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Bomber pilots
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
- Davis, James M, 1921-
- Davis, James M, 1921-
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Flugzeugführer
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Luftwaffe
- Military operations, Aerial -- American
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives -- American
- USA
- United States
- United States, Army Air Forces
- United States, Army Air Forces -- Biography
- Weltkrieg
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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