
Frantic 7
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The Frantic operations were conceived in late 1943 during World War II, making Soviet airfields accessible to long-range American aircraft based in Italy and later England. Yet Stalin had to be persuaded by the United States to let them use Frantic to drop supplies to the Poles after the Warsaw Uprising began in 1944.
On September 18, 1944, American B-17 Flying Fortresses, supported by fighter planes, dropped arms, ammunition, medical supplies, and food over the city of Warsaw. The assistance came too late and had no bearing on the situation of the Polish freedom fighters in Warsaw, but the events of that day-and the courage of 1,220 airmen who risked their lives-are still remembered by the Poles of Warsaw.
"A thoroughly researched, impressively detailed, and exceptionally well written history," this book gives a full narrative of the Frantic 7 operation itself ( Midwest Book Review). Using firsthand accounts of the events from the freedom fighters on the ground in Warsaw, the fates of the young aircrew, in particular those of "I'll Be Seeing You," are told in detail. It also sets Frantic 7 in its political context and explains how the diplomatic wrangles helped set the stage for the breakdown in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States-and the beginning of the path to the Cold War.
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword to the Original Polish Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The Uprising
- 2. Aiding Warsaw
- 3. Mission to Warsaw
- 4. Airdrop
- 5. "I'll Be Seeing You"
- 6. Lost over Warsaw
- 7. After the Airdrop
- 8. The End of Operation Frantic and the Start of the Cold War
- Appendix 1: Orders of Battle, Operation Frantic 7, September 1944
- Appendix 2: Timeline of Commemorations for the Crew of "I'll Be Seeing You"
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Plate section
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