{"product_id":"operation-thunderclap-and-the-black-march-two-world-war-ii-stories-from-the-unstoppable-91st-bomb-group","title":"Operation Thunderclap and the Black March: Two World War II Stories from the Unstoppable 91st Bomb Group","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bomb group that brought forth the bomber Memphis Belle and the movie Twelve O’clock High comes a final epic from the air war in Europe... In February 1945, the Allies launched Operation Thunderclap, a series of maximum efforts against cities in eastern Germany, partly to pave the way for the Red Army that would soon be overrunning that territory. These deep-penetration raids would tax the bomber crews immensely, as well as bring new devastation to cities yet untouched by U. S. airpower. Two B-17 crew members, a co-pilot and gunner, trained together in Gulfport, MS, and in fall 1944 were assigned to the longest-serving and most decorated U. S. bomb group in England. However, their paths then diverged. The co-pilot flew 31 missions until war’s end; the gunner was shot down and captured on his very first combat mission. These crew members both lived—one through Thunderclap and one through the Black March—and this is their story: an account of both constant air combat and travail on the ground. This work includes a firsthand view of the bombing of Dresden, perhaps the worst cataclysm inflicted by bombers in the West. The co-pilot participated in these attacks, where he witnessed a city already too far destroyed to expend additional bombs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Outpost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548828324026,"sku":"9781612002651","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/9101\/2794\/files\/9781612002651.jpg?v=1788482640","url":"https:\/\/www.ufmllc.online\/products\/operation-thunderclap-and-the-black-march-two-world-war-ii-stories-from-the-unstoppable-91st-bomb-group","provider":"Unique Finds Market LLC ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}