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“We were bitter about it that night”
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
Nov 113 min read
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
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
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
“We Were Almost Like Brothers”
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
Jan 16, 20217 min read
A Rookie Bomber Crew’s Baptism by Fire (Part II)
“Pilot to left waist. Hallstead, are you working the chaff chute?” Second Lieutenant Charles Pillon asked of his radioman over the...
Mike Croissant
Nov 21, 20205 min read
A Rookie Bomber Crew’s Baptism by Fire (Part I)
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
Nov 11, 20206 min read
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