The view from the bottom up : growing up fast in World War II by Gilbert, Robert, 1925-2013, author instant download

The view from the bottom up : growing up fast in World War II by Gilbert, Robert, 1925-2013, author instant download

232 pages : 23 cm, \"This memoir is the story of a young aerial machine gunner, on a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, who had to grow up fast. He participated as a teenaged enlisted man in the World War II Big League of air war ... the ETO.\"--, Includes bibliographical references (page 231), Prologue -- Author's notes and acknowledgements -- The boy awakens -- From Long Beach to Tampa --- E Pluribus Unum -- Bon voyage -- And so it begins -- Return to Schweinfurt -- London -- Of shots and chaff -- The city girl -- Hamburg to buzz bombs -- The dog fight -- The Battle of the Bulge -- At The Palace Hotel -- Big B and Valentine's Day -- The combat tour closes -- Goodbye -- VE Day in the dark -- The final challenge -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Combat missions -- Medals awarded to S/Sgt. Robert Gilbert -- Fortieth Year Reunion, Seattle