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A shining accomplishment. A classic New York TimesRanks among the outstanding air memoirs of the war Max HastingsOn an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out they would deliver the blow that would win the war.Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business - Schweinfurts ball-bearing factories.But a determined and ferocious defense awaited the bomber crews of the USAAFs Mighty 8th.Somehow, Navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.Vivid, powerful and often viscerally engaging, The Fall of Fortresses is a stunning testament to the skill, courage and sacrifice of the men who fought in WWIIs deadliest campaign.An enduring classic Daily BeastExceptional. Itll stay with you long after youve turned the last page Rowland WhiteMasterly and moving Sunday Telegraph
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