| The Wild Blue | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Cover artist | unknown |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Unknown |
| Genre(s) | Historic |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 304 in Paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0743450621 |
| OCLC Number | 59450527 |
The Wild Blue, by historian Stephen Ambrose, was published in 2001. The book details the lives and World War II experiences of pilots, bombardier, navigators, radio operators and gunners flying B-24s of the U.S. Army Air Forces against Germany. It includes a recounting of George McGovern's career as a pilot with the 455th Bomb Group in Italy, encompassing 35 bombing missions, which were completed despite bad weather and heavy flak attacks from German anti-aircraft guns.
It has been alleged that Ambrose plagiarized parts of the book by copying text from endnote sources. [1]