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Mackenzie, S. P., author.
Title
Flying against fate : superstition and Allied aircrews in World War II / S.P. MacKenzie.
Publication Info.
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
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Axe 2nd Floor Stacks
940.54 M199f 2017
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Description
256 pages ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series
Modern war studies
Modern war studies.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Men against odds -- Asking for miracles -- Talismans and mascots -- Incantations and rituals -- Jinxes and Jonahs -- Numbers and symbols -- Premonitions of disaster -- Conclusion.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects.
Superstition -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
Military operations, Aerial. (OCoLC)fst01710198
Psychological aspects. (OCoLC)fst01354086
Superstition. (OCoLC)fst01139022
Chronological Term
1900-1999
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN
9780700624690 hardcover alkaline paper
0700624694 hardcover alkaline paper
9780700624706 electronic book
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