Luck of the draw : my story of the air war in Europe
Frank Murphy (Author), Chloe Melas, Elizabeth Murphy-Melas
"The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It's the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of CNN, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy. "A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. A truly extraordinary story!"--General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)"-- Provided by publisher
Large Print Book, English, 2023
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, Waterville, ME, 2023
autobiographies (literary works)
775 pages (large print), 40 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 22 cm.
9798885790000
1369485414
Foreword to the 2023 edition / by Elizabeth Murphy and Chloe Melas
Introduction / by Ian L. Hawkins
Combat aircrews : coming of age
Before the war
The war comes to America
Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida
The 100th Bomb Group
The 100th stumbles
The VIII Bomber Command
Combat
Dangerous days, desperate hours
Münster
Stalag Luft III
Liberation
Epilogue
Appendices
"The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. Other aspects of the book may vary from the original edition."
Originally published in 2001 with new foreword to the 2023 edition by Elizabeth Murphy and Chloe Melas