Flak Bait: The Story of the B 26 Bombers and the Men Who Flew Them in World War II [Hardcover]

Devon Francis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 331 pages
• Publisher: Zenger Pub (December 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892010444
• ISBN-13: 978-0892010448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,442,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fifty years later, May 3, 2000

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This review is from: Flak Bait: The Story of the B 26 Bombers and the Men Who Flew Them in World War II (Hardcover)

I read this book as a military brat in occupied Japan in 1948 or 1949. I really don't remember much about it except that it kept me engrossed for days. I remember it as the first book read from cover to cover as though obsessed: under the cover at night with a flashlight, pretending to be at homework so I could stay up later, on the train on the way to school: Takarazuka to Osaka, about a hour each way.

Now I'd like to read it again to see what kept this ten year old obsessed.

5.0 out of 5 stars crew member was a long time friend, May 16, 2011

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JGB - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flak Bait: The Story of the B 26 Bombers and the Men Who Flew Them in World War II (Hardcover)

The most personal and dramatic item in the book is the astounding photo of the B-26 with the starboard engine being blown off by a German 88. My friend, T. Sgt. Jesse "Will" Largent was the top tuurret radio man who escaped that crash and was later held prisoner in a German naval hospital in Toulon.

For more on this, Google Will Largent B-26 crew in a story by Homer Bigart of the New York Herald Tribune dated August, 1944.

Also, the book on the RAF by Will Largent published by Purdue University Press.

4.0 out of 5 stars Flak Bait, January 8, 2010

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John A. Baldwin (Portage Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flak Bait: The Story of the B 26 Bombers and the Men Who Flew Them in World War II (Hardcover)

I ordered this as a gift. I was a little reluctant to buy a used book, but it is out of print. I was pleasantly surprised when the item came in what I think was better than stated condition. Received in plenty of time and no problems with the transaction.