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The 28th Man
Twenty-eight American airmen lost their lives on the 25 April 1945 bombing raid on Linz, Austria. Due to tough editorial choices that had...
Mike Croissant
May 26, 20243 min read
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Ken Becker's morning thoughts - and an incredible memory I verified
Ken Becker, a navigator in the 99th Bomb Group, was my friend, and spending hours with him on the deck of his lakeside home in Wisconsin...
Mike Croissant
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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Bob Soutar and his “Little Black Book”
I interviewed more than fifty survivors of the Linz mission of 25 April 1945, but I had to make some tough choices when it came to...
Mike Croissant
Jan 26, 20245 min read
80 views
Three new YouTube Shorts videos tied to Bombing Hitler's Hometown
I have decided to start creating YouTube Shorts videos to promote Bombing Hitler's Hometown. Please check them out. More to follow soon.
Mike Croissant
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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A B-17 Navigator on the Fifteenth Air Force's One and Only Raid on Berlin
Although I interviewed more than fifty veterans for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, I couldn't use every story and anecdote in the book. I...
Mike Croissant
Jan 30, 20214 min read
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From the Skies Over Europe in World War II to the Bay of Pigs - The Story of Stan Beerli
I interviewed more than fifty veterans for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but I inevitably had to leave some material on the cutting room...
Mike Croissant
Dec 5, 20206 min read
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