Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission That Changed the War in the

Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission That Changed the War in the Pacific

â€œA fast-paced, well-researchedâ€¦irresistibleâ€ (USA TODAY) World War II aviation account of friendship, heroism, and sacrifice that reads like Unbroken meets The Dirty Dozen from the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is.

Itâ€™s 1942, just after the blow to Pearl Harbor and the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, and the United States is reeling. A group of raw US Army Airmen travels to the embattled American Air Base of Port Moresby at Papua, New Guinea. Their mission: to protect Australia, to disrupt the Japanese supply lines, and to fly perilous reconnaissance runs over the enemy-held strongholds. Among the men are pilot Captain Jay Zeamer and bombardier Sergeant Raymond Joseph â€œJoeâ€ Sarnoski, a pair of swashbuckling screw-ups whose antics prevent them from being assigned to a regular bombing crew. Instead, they rebuild a broken-down B-17 bomber from spare parts and christen the plane Old 666.

One day in June 1943, a request is circulated: volunteers are needed for a reconnaissance flight into the heart of the Japanese empire. Zeamer and Sarnoski see it as a shot at redemption and cobble together a crew and depart in Old 666 under cover of darkness. Five hours later, dozens of Japanese Zeros riddle the plane with bullets. Bloody and half-conscious, Zeamer and Sarnoski keep the plane in the air, winning what will go down as the longest dogfight in history and maneuvering an emergency landing in the jungle. Only one of them will make it home alive.

With unprecedented access to the Old 666 crewâ€™s family and letters, as well as newly released transcripts from the Imperial Air Forceâ€™s official accounts of the battle, Lucky 666 is perhaps the last untold â€œgreat war storyâ€ (Kirkus Reviews) from the war in the Pacific. Itâ€™s an unforgettable tale of friendship, bravery, and sacrificeâ€”and â€œhighly recommended for WWII and aviation history buffs alikeâ€ (BookPage).
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476774862
ReleaseDate 2017-10-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476774862

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476774862
ReleaseDate	2017-10-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476774862

Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission That Changed the War in the Pacific

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