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No Need to Die

American flyers in RAF Bomber Command

No Need to Die
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Format: Hardcover, 256 Pages
Item: 150051
ISBN: 9781844256525
Specs
Illustrations: 35 b/w ills
Size: 6.0 x 9.0 x .9
Weight: 1.125 lb.
Published: December 1st 2009
DC: AE
List Price: $34.95 $26.21
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This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth and comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world. Few people know there were any Americans flying with RAF Bomber Command. The book  follows the life stories and flying careers of 21 Americans who fought in the air war over Europe with the RAF’s two premier Bomber Command squadrons – 9 and 617. Of these men of free will, 15 were killed in action. No Need To Die is a revelation, an untold human story from the Second World War.
Gordon Thorburn has had thirty-five years’ commercial writing experience including advertising/PR and journalism, and is the author of fourteen books. His most recent books include Bombers, first and last (Robson Books, 2006), and Men and Sheds (New Holland, 2002).

The Aptos Times

"Few people realize that prior to the United States' entry into World War II, a handful of Americans traveled to England to volunteer for service in the RAF Bomber Command. This volume recreates the stories and flying careers of 21 Americans who fought in the air war over Europe with the RAF's two premier Bomber Command squadrons...For the first time, Godron Thorburn tells the story of these men who left homes in Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Colorado and many other states to seek adventure and fight Nazi Germany...

 

"Anyone interested in military aviation history or World War II will find this book a fascinating tale of some true unsung heores whose exploits have been largely forgotten."

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