Operation Chowhound : the most risky, most glorious US bomber mission of WWII
Dando-Collins, Stephen, 1950-2015
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Beginning with a crazy plan hatched by a suspect prince, and an even crazier reliance on the word of the Nazis, Operation Chowhound was devised. Between May 1 and May 8, 1945, 2,268 military units flown by the USAAF, dropped food to 3.5 million starving Dutch civilians in German-occupied Holland.It took raw courage to fly on Operation Chowhound, as American aircrews never knew when the German AAA might open fire on them or if Luftwaffe fighters might jump them. Flying at 400 feet, barely above the tree tops, with guns pointed directly at them, they would have no chance to bail out if their B-17s were hit--and yet, over eight days, 120,000 German troops kept their word, and never fired on the American bombers. As they flew, grateful Dutch civilians spelled out "Thanks Boys" in the tulip fields below. Many Americans who flew in Operation Chowhound would claim it was the best thing they did in the war.In this gripping narrative, author Stephen Dando-Collins takes the reader into the rooms where Operation Chowhound was born, into the aircraft flying the mission, and onto the ground in the Netherlands with the civilians who so desperately needed help. James Bond creator Ian Fleming, Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn, as well as Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Churchill all play a part in this story, creating a compelling, narrative read.
Main title:
Operation Chowhound : the most risky, most glorious US bomber mission of WWII / Stephen Dando-Collins.
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Imprint:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Collation:
xiv, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781137279637
Dewey class:
940.531
Language:
English
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Subject:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th -- HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply -- NetherlandsFood relief, American -- Netherlands -- History -- 20th centurySurvival and emergency rations -- Netherlands -- History -- 20th centuryB-17 bomber -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
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Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Beaumaris Library | History | 940.531 DAN | Available |