LIFE AND DEATH WORLD WAR II THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR GOES EVACUATION AT DUNKIRK TOURS LONDON BLITZ SIEGE PEARL PEARL HARBOR JAPANESE THE WHITE HOUSE BATAAN DEATH MARCH DOOLITTLE RAID BATTLE OF MIDWAY ARCTIC CONVOY RAID PLOESTI BLOODY BATTLE OF TARAWA TRIP NAZI OCCUPATION OF LIPS SINK DEATH DOWN LIBERATION OF PARIS FRONT LINE NAZI DEATH CAMP COMMITS SUICIDE SS GENERAL THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN BATTLE OF BERLIN WAR ENDS VE DAY ATOMIC SINKING USS INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTION WAR CRIMINALS PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION AMERICA STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN DESTROY NAZI CAPACITY SOON ENTRANCE WORLD WAR TWO LAUNCHING BOEING FORTRESSES BASES EASTERN THE AMERICANS BOMBED TARGETS THE DAY BRITISH ATTACKED AT NIGHT UP TO HEAVY BOMBERS PLANES FLYING THREE DIMENSIONAL FORMATION BOXES AIRCRAFT STACKED ABOVE THE OTHER FULL ADVANTAGE FIREPOWER THE EARLY CONFIDENCE THE BOMBERS DEFENSES ALONE ENEMY FIGHTER QUICKLY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AVAILABLE MANNED CREW OF 10 THE MANY HEAVY MACHINE GUNS BOTTOM FLY IN VAPOR WEAVING PATH DAYS MISSION AIRMEN AWAKENED MORNING HOURS BREAKFAST TAKEN AWAIT THE SIGNAL ONCE BRIGHTLY COLORED DIRECT POINTS ORGANIZE THEMSELVES ATTACK MISSIONS DEEP TERRITORY LAST EIGHT HOURS ANTICIPATION EYES SKIES EXPECT ARMED CANON ROCKETS HEAVY ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE THE GROUND BOMBS FROM ABOVE POSITIONS AT ALL COSTS ORDER EFFECTIVE RESULTS OPEN THE OUTSIDE THE CREW WORE SUITS GLOVES PROTECTION TEMPERATURES BELOW FEET OXYGEN MASKS CLIMB OPERATIONAL LEVEL HIGH THE TARGET CREW MEMBER FLAK SUIT STEEL HELMET PROTECT PARACHUTES WORN HARNESS CLIP PARACHUTE PRIOR CREWMAN TOUR OF DUTY MEASURE THE HAZARDS AVERAGE ONE IN FOUR CHANCE ACTUALLY ADVERTISMENT JOSEPH FIRST LIEUTENANT BOMBARDIER FLYING OUT NORTH DROPPED OUT COLLEGE ENLIST ARMY AIR FORCE TRAINING ENGLAND NOVEMBER 1943 COMBAT CAREER ON THE LAST DAY WHAT IT WAS GOING TO FEEL LITTLE COMES BEGIN UNDERSTAND YOUR CHANCES SURVIVAL CROSSED GOOD LONG DISTANCE PRETTY PATTERN SITS RIGHT PLEXIGLAS NOSE SEES EVERYTHING LAID OUT IN FRONT SIMPLY GOT OVER FEELING SICK SO MUCH RUN OVER BOMBS AWAY APPARENTLY MAYBE BOMB SIGHT SAW SURE COOL ENOUGH TO DO THINKING TOO MUCH SUDDENLY BLOW UP DROP NOWADAYS IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMETHING AWFUL ALWAYS JUST LIKE FEELING REALLY FALLING INSIDE TURN HAPPILY IN THE END INTERPHONE TAIL GUNNER WOUNDED THE SIDE THE HEAD DEEPLY DUST SHATTERED TURRET FOR THE TIME BEING ABLE GUNS HEARD FIGURED FIFTIES KEEP THE GERMANS GIVE THE KID SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BESIDES FACT THE PILOT ENGINE SHOT OUR PLACE NEARLY DANGEROUS THING LAME THE GERMAN LUCKILY GIVEN UP OVER THE TOP FLAK ALL THE WAY SO CLOSE NUMBER COMPLETE WHOM COUNTING DOWN TO FLY PICK UP HIS STORY BEGINS 27TH AUGSBURG SHOW BOUND RUNS HELL DOGFIGHT GROUP LEADER SHOT DOWN HUNDRED FIFTY TWO HUNDRED GERMAN US AS SCREAMING TWENTY CANNON SHELL THE NOSE BROKE FRAGMENT CUT THROUGH SUIT FEEL IT BURNING SHOULDER REACTION WAS TO DISCONNECT IDEA MIGHT ELECTROCUTED BACK IN ANYONE ELSE COMMUNICATE MY PHONE SUCCUMBS SHELLS WAIST EXPLODING CARTRIDGE THAT ONE GUNNER FOREHEAD JUGULAR VEIN THE ONLY THE SHIP FINGER PRESSURE BANDAGES MORPHINE THE OTHER MAN WOUND SULFA POWDER PLASMA ANYTHING ELSE MY HEAD THOUGHT SOMEONE YELLED WANTED HANDLE WOUNDS EMERGENCY BOTTLE CHASED FAST MY GUN TO THE LEFT GUN TILL THAT TIME FALLEN BEHIND THE REST BEGINNING SLACK TURNING QUESTION WHETHER SNEAK THE PLANE THE WHOLE OXYGEN SYSTEM CUT THE CHOICE TRYING GET BACK SWITZERLAND ASKED VOTED BUSY HANDING BOTTLES SAY ANYTHING FOR ENGLAND THE EMERGENCY RUNNING HAD TO TEN THOUSAND DEAD SOMEWHERE OVER MINUTE DISCOVERED BEAUTIFUL ANY WOMAN EVER THINK SHORT FOR WHAT DONE LAST MISSION SCARED DAMN CLOSE TO THE END LUCK FASTER THE RAID THIONVILLE MY LAST YOUNG MONTHS BIT COCKY FOOT ACTED SURPRISED LOOK FACE CHILD CHEATED THE BEGINNING FOR HIM THE END THE INTERVIEW PUBLISHED THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE THE NEW YORKER BOOK PIECES BARRIE THE MILITARY HISTORY OF JAMES HISTORY OF HOW TO CITE EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AUGSBURG RAID ANCIENT WORLD MIDDLE 19TH CENTURY CIVIL WAR OLD WEST PHOTO THE WEEK VOICES MOTION INDEX COPYRIGHT IBIS