During World War II air gunners made up a staggering share of bomber crew losses, leading British scientists to quietly question whether removing gun turrets and gunners could actually save lives.
Originally published as: Men of air : doomed youth of Bomber Command, 1944. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Winter.