Dennis R Okerstrom: 3 books
The Final Mission of Bottoms Up
A World War II Pilot's Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American copilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar struggled alongside pilot Randall Darden to keep Bottoms Up, their B-24J Liberator, in the air. They and their crew of eight young men had believed the intelligence officer who, at...
Project 9
The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II is a thoroughly researched narrative of the Allied joint project to invade Burma by air. Beginning with its inception at the Quebec Conference of 1943 and continuing through Operation Thursday until the death of the brilliant British General...
Dick Cole’s War
Doolittle Raider, Hump Pilot, Air Commando
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
With the 100th anniversary of his birth on September 7, 2015 Dick Cole has long stood in the powerful spotlight of fame that has followed him since his B-25 was launched from a Navy carrier and flown toward Japan just four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In recognition the tremendous boost...