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Finding a Fallen Hero - The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,011
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Finding a Fallen Hero - The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner (Hardcover): Bob Korkuc

Finding a Fallen Hero - The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner (Hardcover)

Bob Korkuc; Foreword by James M. McCaffrey

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"An author's quest to discover what really happened to his uncle in World War II"

To all appearances, Anthony "Tony" Korkuc was just another casualty of World War II. A gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, Korkuc was lost on a bombing mission over Germany, and his family believed that his body had never been recovered. But when they learned in 1995 that Tony was actually buried at Arlington National Cemetery, his nephew Bob Korkuc set out on a seven-year quest to learn the true fate of an uncle he never knew.

"Finding a Fallen Hero" is a compelling story that blends a wartime drama with a primer on specialized research. Author Bob Korkuc initially set out to learn how his Uncle Tony came to rest at Arlington. In the process, he also unraveled the mystery of what occurred over the skies of Germany half a century ago.

Korkuc dug up military documents and private letters and interviewed people in both the United States and Germany. He tracked down surviving crewmembers and even found the brother of the Luftwaffe pilot who downed the B-17. Dozens of photographs help readers envision both Tony Korkuc's fateful flight and his nephew's dogged search for the truth.

A gripping chronicle of exhaustive research, "Finding a Fallen Hero" will strike a chord with any reader who has lost a family member to war. And it will inspire others to satisfy their own unanswered questions.

General

Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2021
First published: March 2008
Authors: Bob Korkuc
Foreword by: James M. McCaffrey
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-3892-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 0-8061-3892-0
Barcode: 9780806138923

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