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The fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner, and a note found in a. The fall of fortresses is an account of elmer bendiners experiences as a navigator aboard four engine b17 bombers known as flying fortresses, stationed in. Find the fall of fortresses by bendiner, elmer at biblio. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.

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A personal account of one of the most daring and deadly air battles of the second world war. It appears in elmer bendiners marvellous memoir, the fall of the fortresses souvenir press. Elmer bendiner is the author of the fall of fortresses 4. Fall of fortresses by bendiner, elmer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. But if you enjoyed similar liberalslanted, antiwar books like the war lover john hersey and serenade to the big bird bert stiles, youll probably love the fall of fortresses. As for my copy, i donated it to charity after reading just over half of it. The story, as written in the circulating erumor below, is a paraphrasing of an actual account given by world war 2 war veteran elmer bendiner in his book the fall of fortresses. May 12, 1980 looking back, authornavigator bendiner tautly interweaves an account of his experiences aboard a ww ii b17 with a reappraisal of the allied decision to bomb schweinfurt in 1943. The fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner, and a note found in.