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008    060428t20052005nyuaf         000 0 eng d
020    0595355978 |qpaperback |c$17.95
024 3  9780595355976
035    (OCoLC)ocm67836010
035    118457
049    LHMA
040    JTB |beng |erda |cJTB |dJTB |dBAKER |dLHM
090    DS126.97 |b.D35 2005
100 1  Dahms, Evelyn M. |q(Evelyn McDaniel), |d1911-
245 10 Gutsy guys and rattletrap planes that helped save a nation / |cEvelyn M. Dahms.
264  1 New York : |biUniverse, Inc., |c[2005]
264  4  |c©2005
300    xi, 191 pages : |b10 illustrations ; |c23 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references.
520    "In the spring of 1948, Evelyn 'Evie' Dahms's husband, Fred, a World War II American Air Force veteran, receives a call from one of his war buddies about a too-good-to-be-true airline job in Rome. Excited about the new prospect, Evie and Fred calculate that they can pay off their California home and be debt free within a year. The newlyweds take the plunge, knowing little of what awaits... Evie and Fred soon discover the airline is a front for the Zionist movement to help the infant state of Israel. Surrounded by hostile Arab countries, Israel is struggling to survive. Even though Fred is not Jewish, he, along with other non-Jews, risks his life to smuggle airplanes and armaments to the newborn state. Gutsy Guys and Rattletrap Planes that Helped Save a Nation showcases their remarkable true story, revealing their extraordinary courage and heroism"--(Summary from the publisher's web site)
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 20 January 2012.
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
600 10 Dahms, Evelyn M. |q(Evelyn McDaniel), |d1911-
600 10 Dahms, Fred, |d-1999.
650  0 Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 |xParticipation, American.
650  0 Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 |vPersonal narratives, American.
655  7 Personal narratives. |2lcgft
994    C0 |bLHM
852 0   |bstacks |hDS126.97 |i.D35 2005