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Mike Croissant
Jul 6, 20244 min read
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...
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Mike Croissant
May 26, 20243 min read
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...
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Mike Croissant
May 6, 20249 min read
Tom Bullock earns the Distinguished Flying Cross
“We were on the bomb run, and we noticed that the anti-aircraft fire from the ground was very accurate,” First Lieutenant Tom Bullock,...
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Mike Croissant
Feb 16, 20241 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!
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Mike Croissant
Feb 7, 20243 min read
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...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 26, 20245 min read
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...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 4, 20242 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...
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Mike Croissant
Aug 5, 20233 min read
Doc Demmond’s crash landing
I had to make tough editorial choices for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, given how much research material I collected. Here's a story I found...
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Mike Croissant
Feb 17, 20225 min read
The Race to War’s End: A Tale of Three War-Weary B-24 Liberators
When the 485th Bomb Group arrived at Venosa airfield, Italy, in February 1944 to begin combat operations, it had 72 B-24 Liberator...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 6, 20219 min read
“I Wasn’t Just Scared, I Was Petrified”
One of the most difficult editorial decisions I had to make for Bombing Hitler's Hometown was to cut the passage about my buddy, Ray...
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Mike Croissant
Apr 25, 20215 min read
“It Felt as Though We Were Actually Hanging in the Sky"
After conducting so many interviews and so much primary-source research for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, it was inevitable that I would...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 16, 20217 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...
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Mike Croissant
Jan 1, 20215 min read
Unbowed: The Story of Art Jurado
I conducted extensive interviews and research for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but there was no way to include every story and anecdote in...
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Mike Croissant
Dec 19, 20204 min read
"We approached each mission with solemnity, trepidation, fear, and thoughts of dying today, perhaps”
I used extensive first-hand accounts for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but I inevitably had to make some tough decisions about what to leave...
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Mike Croissant
Dec 5, 20206 min read
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...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 28, 20206 min read
Shot at and Missed - The Story of Guyon Phillips
I interviewed more than fifty veterans for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, but not all stories made it into the book. I hope you enjoy this...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 21, 20205 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...
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Mike Croissant
Nov 11, 20206 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...
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