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Letters from Bud: The WW2 War Diary and Letters of John "Bud" Brandenburg

Letters from Bud: The WW2 War Diary and Letters of John "Bud" Brandenburg

Brandenburg, Molly
Brandenburg, Eric

Paperback

Military BiographiesAir CombatWorld War II

ISBN10: 1644670283
ISBN13: 9781644670286
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jun 6 2019
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Letters From Bud is the remarkable, first-hand account of the harrowing air war in Europe as told by WW2 flight navigator and bombardier John Bud Brandenburg, in his letters home during the conflict, from 1944-45. With guts, wit and grace, Brandenburg records his experiences with the daring Koltun crew, which flew 30 missions over Europe. Through numerous strokes of fate, the crew survived a run of missions with the bloody 492nd Bomb Group, a unit that endured an 80 percent casualty rate as the men faced down the seemingly unstoppable German Luftwaffe. Brandenburg's letters create a stirring picture of one young man's experiences during the war, as he served with the US Army Air Corps in Europe and then navigated supply runs with the Air Transport Command in the exotic North African and Middle Eastern theaters. Re-edited for publication by his daughter Molly, Bud's witty and often heartbreaking observations of life during the final, epoch-changing days of the war make for an unforgettable and highly adventurous read.

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