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100 1  Murphy, Frank,|d1921-2007,|eauthor. 
245 10 Luck of the draw :|bmy story of the air war in Europe /
       |cFrank Murphy ; foreword by Chloe Melas, and Elizabeth 
       Murphy. 
246 30 My story of the air war in Europe 
250    First St. Martin's Griffin edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Griffin,|c2023. 
300    xxiv, 454 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-442) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tCombat Aircrews: Coming of Age --|tBefore the War --
       |tThe War Comes to America --|tHendricks Field, Sebring, 
       Florida --|tThe 100th Bomb Group --|tThe 100th Stumbles --
       |tThe VIII Bomber Command --|tCombat --|tDangerous Days, 
       Desperate Hours --|tMünster --|tStalag Luft III --
       |tLiberation. 
520    ""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.)"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Murphy, Frank,|d1921-2007. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy Air Forces.|bBombardment Group, 
       100th. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy Air Forces.|bBombardment Squadron (H),
       418th. 
610 20 Stalag Luft III. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xPrisoners and prisons, German. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|vPersonal narratives, American. 
650  0 Prisoners of war|zGermany|vBiography. 
650  0 Prisoners of war|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Flight navigators, Military|vBiography. 
700 1  Melas, Chloe,|ewriter of foreword. 
700 1  Murphy-Melas, Elizabeth,|ewriter of foreword.