The Fall Of Fortresses: A Personal Account Of One Of The Most Daring-And Deadly-Air Battles Of The Second World War (1980) By Elmer Bendiner
 
‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES
 
‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF THE WAR' MAX HASTINGS
 
On an August morning in England in 1943, a group of American airmen were told that before the day was out, they would deliver the blow that would win the war.
 
Flying the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress, their mission was to destroy the industrial facilities that kept the Nazi war machine in business – Schweinfurt’s ball-bearing factories.
 
But a determined and ferocious defence awaited the bomber crews of the USAAF’s Mighty 8th.
Somehow, Navigator Elmer Bendiner and his crew survived, their faithful B-17, Tondelayo, carrying them home. Hundreds of their young compatriots did not.
 
Vivid, powerful and often viscerally engaging, THE FALL OF FORTRESSES is a stunning testament to the skill, courage and sacrifice of the men who fought in WWII’s deadliest campaign.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
258 Pages
In Good Condition