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03820aam a2200565 i 4500 001 B6EB8E1CC2F611EDB60490AA59ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230315010040 008 220909s2023 nyua b 001 0aeng 010 $a 2022043651 020 $a 1250284155 020 $a 9781250284150 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NjBwBT $d IMmBT $d NjBwBT $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-gx--- $a e------ $a e-gx--- 050 00 $a D805.5.S745 $b M87 2023 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20220920 100 1 $a Murphy, Frank D., $d 1921-2007, $e author. 245 10 $a Luck of the draw : $b my story of the air war in Europe / $c Frank Murphy ; foreword by Chloe Melas and Elizabeth Murphy. 246 30 $a My story of the air war in Europe 250 $a First St. Martin's Griffin edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Griffin, $c 2023. 300 $a xxiv, 454 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-442) and index. 520 $a ""In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" -Tom Hanks The epic true story of an American hero who flew during WWII, soon to be featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks TV Series, Masters of the Air. Beginning on August 17, 1942, American heavy bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force took off for combat in the hostile skies over occupied Europe. The final price was staggering. 4,300 B-17s and B-24s failed to return; nearly 21,000 men were taken prisoner or interned in a neutral country, and a further 17,650 made the ultimate sacrifice. Luck of the Draw is more than a war story. It's the incredible, inspiring story of Frank Murphy, one of the few survivors from the 100th Bombardment Group, who cheated death for months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Now with a new foreword written by his granddaughter Chloe Melas, of CNN, and daughter Elizabeth Murphy. "A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. A truly extraordinary story!" -General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Combat Aircrews: Coming of Age -- Before the War -- The War Comes to America -- Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida -- The 100th Bomb Group -- The 100th Stumbles -- The VIII Bomber Command -- Combat -- Dangerous Days, Desperate Hours -- M�unster -- Stalag Luft III -- Liberation. 600 10 $a Murphy, Frank D., $d 1921-2007. 610 10 $a United States. $b Bombardment Group, 100th. $b Bombardment Group, 100th. 610 10 $a United States. $b Bombardment Squadron (H), 418th. $b Bombardment Squadron (H), 418th. 610 20 $a Stalag Luft III. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Prisoners and prisons, German. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z Germany $v Biography. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Flight navigators, Military $v Biography. 700 1 $a Melas, Chloe, $e writer of foreword. 700 1 $a Murphy-Melas, Elizabeth, $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 11 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044615.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314024728.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20230922010259.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20230704010632.0 952 $l ZYPE837 $d 20230622011105.0 952 $l ZBPE245 $d 20230526011649.0 952 $l VEPB334 $d 20230517013100.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230512010758.0 952 $l KIPB845 $d 20230428010203.0 952 $l YAPC771 $d 20230427011100.0 952 $l HHPC765 $d 20230315010047.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B6EB8E1CC2F611EDB60490AA59ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search