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“You just keep on flyin’ till they shoot you down”
Achilles Kozakis is one of the most memorable figures in Bombing Hitler's Hometown , and I was fortunate to call him my friend. Even...

Mike Croissant
3 days ago3 min read
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Another untold story of the final Linz mission
I am a lucky man. This journey that I started so many years ago to tell the story of the final Linz mission continues. I have connected...

Mike Croissant
Jun 74 min read
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“I didn’t know where I was or how I got there”
Eighty years ago this month, the dust was still settling from the conclusion of the war in Europe. This story from the war's closing...

Mike Croissant
May 304 min read
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A Memorial Day Tribute
An update to last year's Memorial Day tribute to Jonas Strickland, who made the ultimate sacrifice over Linz on 25 April 1945.

Mike Croissant
May 262 min read
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Acts of compassion and humanity under the bombs
One of the things that sets Bombing Hitler's Hometown apart from most other books about the air war is that I weave in the stories of...

Mike Croissant
Jul 6, 20244 min read
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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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A grieving mother's prayer
In Bombing Hitler's Hometown (page 229), we read a poem from Mrs. M. Gajnak included in a letter to my grandmother, Harriet Croissant....

Mike Croissant
May 12, 20241 min read
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Tom Bullock earns the Distinguished Flying Cross
Tom Bullock “We were on the bomb run, and we noticed that the anti-aircraft fire from the ground was very accurate,” First Lieutenant Tom...

Mike Croissant
May 6, 20249 min read
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Linz falls to Patton’s Third Army
Days after the 25 April 1945 bombing raid on Linz, Combat Command A (CCA) of the US Army’s 11th Armored Division was advancing on the...

Mike Croissant
May 5, 20244 min read
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Coming full circle on my first radio interview for Bombing Hitler's Hometown
I had the pleasure of talking to Paul Loeffler, the man behind Hometown Heroes Radio, on March 20, and the interview, my first for...

Mike Croissant
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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My first commercial
I'm in my first commercial! Well, I'm not personally in it, but my book is. Check out the first minute or so of this great podcast, which...

Mike Croissant
Mar 1, 20241 min read
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Remembering the valor of James E. Miller
The harrowing tale of the 25 April 1945 mission to Linz, Austria, as experienced by 483rd Bomb Group pilot James E. Miller.

Mike Croissant
Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Three more YouTube Shorts videos about aspects of Bombing Hitler's Hometown
I have composed and released three new YouTube Shorts videos to go along with Bombing Hitler's Hometown. I hope you enjoy them!

Mike Croissant
Feb 16, 20241 min read
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The aunt I could have had
When my uncle Ellsworth was killed in a plane crash in September 1945, my grandmother began writing letters to the families of the other...

Mike Croissant
Feb 14, 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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60 days to go!
We are officially two months out from the publication of Bombing Hitler's Hometown. I am marking this milestone with a new blog post on...

Mike Croissant
Jan 26, 20241 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
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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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Mark Malatesta Interview and Review with Mike Croissant
During this interview and Mark Malatesta review, author Mike Croissant talks about his book, his best tips for writers, and his...

Mike Croissant
Jan 9, 202433 min read
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An Unexpected Visitor
On the flight back to Italy after the harrowing mission to Linz on 25 April 1945, Staff Sergeant Bill Gorrall had watched a defeated...

Mike Croissant
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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