Luck of the Draw by Frank Murphy

By: Frank Murphy

My Story of the Air War in Europe

Genre: Non-Fiction History

St. Martin's Press
March 1, 2023
On Sale: February 28, 2023
Featuring:
480 pages
ISBN: 1250866898
EAN: 9781250866899
Kindle: B09Y46D4DL
Paperback / e-Book

Book Summary

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.

LUCK OF THE DRAW

LUCK OF THE DRAW

March 1, 2023