Overview
- Summary
- "This book tells the story of American airman Gerald E. Sorensen who was shot down over Nazi occupied Belgium in May of 1944. It tells of his education and military service, his evasion of capture, his experience in the Resistance, and his impact on those he left behind"-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Gerald E. Sorensen and the Transatlantic Alliance
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Locale
- Belgium
- Contents
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Family, faith and fatherland
Aviation cadet
A wartime romance
Jerry's air war
The underground
King, law and liberty
The summer of 1944
Brothers in arms
Farewell
The legacy
Epilogue
Appendix: AOMDA Belgium. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Family, faith and fatherland -- Aviation cadet -- A wartime romance -- Jerry's air war -- The underground -- King, law and liberty -- The summer of 1944 -- Brothers in arms -- Farewell -- The legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix: AOMDA Belgium.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- External Link
-
Electronic version(s) available. Hosted by ProQuest
- ISBN
- 9780786494972
0786494972 - Additional Form
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Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
- Physical Description
- xiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Belgium--Biography. Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations. Biographies. Sorensen, Gerald E.,--1919-1944. United States.--Army Air Forces.--Bomb Squadron, 339th--Biography. United States.--Army Air Forces--Aerial gunners--Biography.
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- 2024-06-21 20:00:00
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