Lucky 666 the impossible mission
(Large Print)
Author
Contributors
Clavin, Tom, 1954- author.
Published
Watervile, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
ISBN
9781410495655, 1410495655
Physical Desc
565 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Status
Large Print Nonfiction - Adult (3rd Floor)
LP 923.5 ZEAMER, J 2017
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LP 923.5 ZEAMER, J 2017
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Subjects
LC Subjects
B-17 bomber.
Biographies.
Bomber pilots -- Biography.
Large type books.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Group, 22nd -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories.
Zeamer, Jay, -- Jr., -- 1918-2007.
Biographies.
Bomber pilots -- Biography.
Large type books.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bombardment Group, 22nd -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories.
Zeamer, Jay, -- Jr., -- 1918-2007.
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Published
Watervile, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9781410495655, 1410495655
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
It is 1942, the Japanese war machine has rolled up nearly all of the Pacific Theater, and American forces are clinging to what little unconquered territory remains. While US Marines claw their way across Guadalcanal, small contingents of US Army Airmen make their way to the lonely, embattled Allied airbase on Papua New Guinea. Their mission: to defend Australia from invasion, harass Japanese supply lines, fly perilous bombing missions over enemy-held strongholds, and make reconnaissance runs to provide intelligence for America's nascent island-hopping campaign. Among these men are the pilot Captain Jay Zeamer and the bombardier Sergeant Joseph Raymond Sarnoski, whose swashbuckling reputations precede them. Zeamer, who cannot convince his superiors to give him his own plane, teams up with Sarnoski to recruit a crew of fellow misfits to rebuild a dilapidated B-17 bomber from spare parts in the base's junkyard. They christen the plane Old 666, naming it from its tail identification numbers. In June 1943, Zeamer and Sarnoski and their crew volunteer for a 1200-mile suicide mission into the heart of the Japanese Empire that may well change the course of the war -- but which only one of the two friends will survive.
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2017-02-14,JD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Drury, B., & Clavin, T. (2017). Lucky 666: the impossible mission . Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drury, Bob and Tom Clavin. 2017. Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Drury, Bob and Tom Clavin. Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Drury, Bob,, and Tom Clavin. Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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