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Under the leadership of a dedicated pilot, the B-26 Marauder was a
formidable weapon in the campaign to defeat Hitler's armies, and,
in the words of his first copilot, 'Lou was the best there was. He
created a spirit among the crew that made us really want to fly the
mission and be disappointed if we had to abort'. This memoir begins
with Captain Rehr's arrival in pre-invasion England in May 1944 and
ends with the completion of Major Rehr's aircraft disarmament
duties in postwar Germany in July 1945. Rehr, a squadron commander
with the 323rd Bombardment Group, earned 12 air medals, five battle
stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Croix de Guerre
with Silver Star. He describes his experiences, including five
night-bombing missions he volunteered to fly in 1944 and accounts
of attacks by Me-262 jets in late April of 1945. The narrative also
recollects two summers in 1936 and 1938, when, as a teenager
touring Germany, he observed the influence of Nazism. This memoir
is the result of forty years of research on the combat history of
the B-26, contributions from comrades, an extensive collection of
rare photographs, artifacts including newspaper articles and
letters, and all military records and documents relating to Rehr's
part in World War II. One appendix describes where readers can find
images and restorations of the B-26. A second gives brief
follow-ups on the men described in the narrative, often with their
remembrances of the events outlined. This entry refers to the Large
Print edition. For the standard edition please see ISBN
978-0-7864-1664-6.
The B-26 Marauder was a formidable weapon in the campaign to defeat
Hitler's armies, and, in the words of his first copilot, ""Louis
Rehr ""was the best there was"" flying it. This memoir, which
benefits from forty years of research on the combat history of the
B-26, contributions from comrades, and an extensive collection of
rare photographs, describes Rehr's experiences, including five
night-bombing missions he volunteered to fly in 1944 and accounts
of attacks by Me-262 jets in late April of 1945. Rehr, a squadron
commander with the 323rd Bombardment Group, earned 12 air medals,
five battle stars, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, and the Croix
de Guerre with Silver Star.
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