The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys Courage, Tragedy, and Justice in World War II
The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys Courage, Tragedy, and Justice in World War II
- ISBN 13:
9780230341166
- ISBN 10:
0230341160
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 06/05/2012
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Summary
Published to glowing reviews, The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys tells the riveting story of a nine-man American bomber crew after they were forced to bail out over Germany in August, 1944. Quickly taken prisoner by a mob of angry farmers, shopkeepers, railroad workers, women, and children, the soldiers were marched into the nearby town of Ruesselsheim and assaulted with stones, bricks, and wooden clubs before being left for dead at the nearby cemetery. Drawing from trial records, government archives, interviews with family members, and personal letters, author Gregory A. Freeman follows two army officers charged with investigating the murders, and brings to life the dramatic story of how the depravations of war led the citizens of a sleepy German village to commit horrific acts.