The Final Mission of Bottoms Up - Okerstrom, Dennis R
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On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar's B-24J Liberator Bottoms Up crashed after being hit by German fire. He was captured the next day and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner at a stalag on the Baltic Sea. More than sixty years later, Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic discovered the wreckage of the plane and felt compelled to find out the crew's identities and fates. This absorbing, alternating account chronicles the story of the young men who flew Bottoms Up on her final mission, of Lamar's trip back to the scene of…mehr

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On November 18, 1944, the end of the war in Europe finally in sight, American co-pilot Lieutenant Lee Lamar's B-24J Liberator Bottoms Up crashed after being hit by German fire. He was captured the next day and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner at a stalag on the Baltic Sea. More than sixty years later, Croatian archaeologist Luka Bekic discovered the wreckage of the plane and felt compelled to find out the crew's identities and fates. This absorbing, alternating account chronicles the story of the young men who flew Bottoms Up on her final mission, of Lamar's trip back to the scene of his recurring nightmare, and of a remarkable convergence of international courage, perseverance, and friendship.
Autorenporträt
Dennis R. Okerstrom is Professor of English at Park University, a certified flight instructor, and the author of four previous books including The Final Mission of Bottoms Up: A World War II Pilot's Story (University of Missouri Press). Heowns and flies arestored 1942 Army scout plane and is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship and teaching. He lives in Independence, Missouri.