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03145cam a22004218i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1363814978 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230503145731.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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230111s2023 enkaf b 001 0 eng d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
UKMGB |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
UKMGB |
| Modifying agency |
JVK |
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VP@ |
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QX7 |
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T7L |
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UKMGB |
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OCLCF |
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NFG |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBC307683 |
| Source |
bnb |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
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| Record control number |
020868987 |
| Source |
Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781472852946 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
147285294X |
| Qualifying information |
(hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781472852953 |
| Qualifying information |
paperback |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1472852958 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1363814978 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
940.5449 |
| Item number |
M145 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McGaugh, Scott, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
233137 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Brotherhood of the flying coffin : |
| Remainder of title |
the glider pilots of World War II / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Scott McGaugh. |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Glider pilots of World War II |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Glider pilots of WWII |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Glider pilots of World War 2 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Oxford : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Osprey Publishing, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
2023. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
288 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
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rdacontent |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
still image |
| Content Type Code |
sti |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Guts and gliders wanted -- Crashing is a lonely sound -- "Prepare to ditch" -- Pea patch savior -- Popcorn popping -- "The Germans are coming!" -- "Our men were lucky" -- Like hornets at a church cookout -- They were invisible -- The hole in the donut -- Beyond commendation -- World War II's orphans -- Epilogue. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"This book distills war down to individual young men climbing into defenseless gliders made of plywood, ready to trust the towing aircraft that would pull them into enemy territory by a single cable wrapped with a telephone wire. Based on their after-action reports, journals, oral histories, photos and letters home, The Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin reveals every terrifying minute of their missions. They were all volunteers, for a specialized duty that their own government projected would have a 50 percent casualty rate. None faltered. In every major European invasion of the war they led the way. They landed their gliders ahead of the troops who stormed Omaha Beach, and sometimes miles ahead of the paratroopers bound for the far side of the Rhine River in Germany itself. From there, they had to hold their positions. They delivered medical teams, supplies and gasoline to troops surrounded in the Battle of the Bulge, ahead even of Patton's famous supply truck convoy. These all-volunteer glider pilots played a pivotal role in liberating the West from tyranny, from the day the Allies invaded Occupied Europe to the day Germany finally surrendered. Yet the story of these anonymous heroes is virtually unknown. Here their story is told in full - a story which epitomizes courage, dedication and sacrifice."-- |
| Assigning source |
Back cover. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
| General subdivision |
Aerial operations, American. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3642 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Gliders (Aeronautics) |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Military gliders (Aeronautics) |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
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C0 |
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NFG |
