Night and Day Bomber Offensive: Allied Airmen in World World II Europe

492 Pages·2006·20.63 MB·English

by  Kaplan

For
Margaret and
Kate
First published in Great Britain in 2006
By Pen and Sword Aviation
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Copyright © Philip Kaplan 2006
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright Page
Acknowledgements
PREFACE
WELCOME TO BRITAIN
THIS ENGLAND
THE GEN
GETTING AROUND
KEEP ‘EM FLYING
TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY AEROPLANE
D FOR DOG
PADDLEFEET
WHAT A CLIMATE
A GENTLE REPAST
CURRIE’S NIGHT MOVES
TENDER CARE
QUALIFIED QUAIL
LOCAL HEROES
I’LL BE DOWN AT THE CLUB
MOONLIGHT SERENADE
I THINK I’M IN LOVE
AT THE MOVIES
RIGHT IN THE OLD PUCKER STRING
TIME OUT
VIBRATIONS
RETURN TO GRAFTON UNDERWOOD
Bibliography
INDEX