The wars of Myron King : a B-17 pilot faces WWII and U.S.-Soviet intrigue

Title
  1. The wars of Myron King : a B-17 pilot faces WWII and U.S.-Soviet intrigue / James Lee McDonough.
Published by
  1. Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2009]
Author
  1. McDonough, James L., 1934-

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Description
  1. xiii, 246 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "This book offers an engrossing account of King's early life and wartime service as a part of the 401st Bombardment Group, U.S. Eighth Air Force ... Based on a wide array of published and primary sources, including trial transcripts and interviews with King, the book offers a unique view of the experience of air combat, the intertwining of politics and military justice, and the complex circumstances that inaugurated the Cold War"--Jacket.
Subject
  1. King, Myron Lyzon, 1921-
  2. King, Myron Lyzon, 1921- > Trials, litigation, etc
  3. United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Squadron, 614th
  4. 1900-1999
  5. Bomber pilots > United States > Biography
  6. World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Berlin
  7. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
  8. World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
  9. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Russia (Federation) > Moscow > History > 20th century
  10. Bomber pilots
  11. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
  12. Diplomatic relations
  13. Military operations, Aerial > American
  14. Regimental histories
  15. Zweiter Weltkrieg
  16. Luftkrieg
  17. B 17
  18. Flugzeugführer
  19. United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
  20. Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
  21. Germany > Berlin
  22. Russia (Federation) > Moscow
  23. Soviet Union
  24. United States
  25. USA
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. History.
  3. Comptes rendus de procès et d'arbitrage.
Contents
  1. A passion for flying -- And then there was a war on -- From Savannah to Northamptonshire -- Concerning those who went before -- Into the thick of it -- Berlin, bad weather, and "the Bulge" -- From Christmas Eve to Berlin again -- Behind Russian lines -- A bizarre affair -- The Russian adventure darkens -- The Eagle and the Bear -- Orchestrating a court-martial -- Moscow, the visit of a lifetime -- Back to England, home to the United States -- Vindicated, finally.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.