12 O’Clock High

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Forward by Paul W. Tibbets, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret. Inscription by Gen Tibbits and signed.

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Wikipedia. Also signed by Tom Ferebee, --Thomas Wilson Ferebee (November 9, 1918 – March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb, Battles/wars‎: World War ‎II & Viet Name War, Rank Colonel. And Signed by, Theodore J. Van Keith, who interviewed the Brig. Gen ---Taken from the forward by Brig. Gen. Tibbits: Twelve O'clock High is a story of demonstrated leadership by Brig. Gen. Frank Savage who takes command of a demoralized B17 Bomb Group and turns it into a fighting unit. In the books and the movie, Savage takes over the 918th Bomb Group from a commander whose compassion for his men has impaired mission accomplishment. Savage, on the other hand, insists on "Maximum Effort" for every mission; but in the end he breaks down as the losses rise and field order for more missions keep coming.

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