Isaiah's Eagles Rising

A Generation of Airmen

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
Cover of the book Isaiah's Eagles Rising by Bernard Thomas Nolan, Xlibris US
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bernard Thomas Nolan ISBN: 9781465330680
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: July 24, 2002
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Bernard Thomas Nolan
ISBN: 9781465330680
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: July 24, 2002
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

They came in waves from the schools, factories, farms, and city streets, some driven by patriotism, but most with a dream. Bernard Nolan was one of the nearly 200,000 pilots who earned his wings during World War II.

Nolan relates the journey of a boy with a passion for flying airplanes: how an uneducated kid from a fractured home environment weaseled his way into the Armys aviation cadet program and how his deliverance through flying threatened to unravel in the cold, lethal skies over Europe in 1944.

The author has imbedded his experiences within the context of the history of the air battle over Europe in 1943 and 1944. He explores why the Eighth Air Force lost a battle of attrition with the Luftwaffe in 1943, and how and why it eventually triumphed in mid 1944. In the cockpit realism and little known details are provided in discussions of evolving technology, formation assembly and flying, ever changing tactics by both sides, prospects for surviving aerial combat, what it is like to be shot down, and excellent comparisons of the two pivotal aircraft, the B-24 and B-17. Nolan flew both in combat.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

They came in waves from the schools, factories, farms, and city streets, some driven by patriotism, but most with a dream. Bernard Nolan was one of the nearly 200,000 pilots who earned his wings during World War II.

Nolan relates the journey of a boy with a passion for flying airplanes: how an uneducated kid from a fractured home environment weaseled his way into the Armys aviation cadet program and how his deliverance through flying threatened to unravel in the cold, lethal skies over Europe in 1944.

The author has imbedded his experiences within the context of the history of the air battle over Europe in 1943 and 1944. He explores why the Eighth Air Force lost a battle of attrition with the Luftwaffe in 1943, and how and why it eventually triumphed in mid 1944. In the cockpit realism and little known details are provided in discussions of evolving technology, formation assembly and flying, ever changing tactics by both sides, prospects for surviving aerial combat, what it is like to be shot down, and excellent comparisons of the two pivotal aircraft, the B-24 and B-17. Nolan flew both in combat.

More books from Xlibris US

Cover of the book Don’T Faint Have Faith in God by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book My Daughter My Teacher by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book I Was Robbed for a Drug Lord and Others by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book Politics by Other Means by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book 1409 by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book Our Multi-National Heritage to Adam by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book My Renal Life by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book The Walnut Warriors® (Go to the Drags) by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book Memories with Recipes by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book So Late, so Soon by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book The Lonely Grain Bin by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book The Deal by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book Take My Word for It by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book The Era of Change by Bernard Thomas Nolan
Cover of the book Not Now by Bernard Thomas Nolan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy