Passage to Valhalla - The Human Side of Aerial Combat Over Nazi Occupied Europe by Fili, William J

Filcon Publishers, Media, PA., 1991, US first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 6x9, FINE/FINE CONDITION, vii, 297 pages, illustrated. ---------------------------------------The Author -- William J. Fili -- is a veteran of 34 combat missions in a B-24 Liberator Bomber in World War II before he was blown out of those European skies four miles above the Earth and then found himself in a Prisoner Of War Camp in Bucharest, Romania. Bill talks of the profound heroism and the awesome sacrifices made by individuals in their late teens or early twenties -- who voluntarily gave their lives -- to save their fellow combatant, so they could survive the shambles of war. -------------------------------------This is a Is a startling first person account of what it was like to drop bombs on other human beings - - and then to experience what it was like to be on the receiving end of those falling and exploding bombs. It was written in those fiery skies over Europe during World War II by the more than 79,265 American Airmen - - more than 79,281 British Airmen - - the unrecorded number of German Airmen - - who gave their lives in that war. These intrepid Airmen had the courage and resourcefulness to refuse to be turned back by the ferocity of battle. It is 320 pages of electrifying descriptions of aerial combat and more than twenty pages of actual photos. More than one reader has said "PASSAGE TO VALHALLA" is destined to be one of the most memorable classics to come out of World War II.