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The Eighth Passenger: A Flight of Recollection and Discovery (Wordsworth Military Library)

by Miles Tripp

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Seven men, brought together by chance from the four corners of the earth, wake up day after day aware that the odds on them seeing another sunrise are dramatically shortening. This is the story of a bomber crew in World War II, always accompanied by an eighth passenger - fear.

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Languages: English
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Published: 1969
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS: 940.544
LCC: PR6070 .R48 .E4

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