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Exploring the psychological impact of superstition on Allied aircrew during World War II, this study reveals how faith and rituals influenced morale amidst perilous missions. With a staggering 45.5% casualty rate among Bomber Command personnel, many airmen turned to various beliefs, from traditional to eccentric, to cope with the dangers they faced. Military historian S. P. MacKenzie offers a groundbreaking analysis of how these practices shaped the experiences and mental resilience of those flying against fate in the skies.
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Flying Against Fate, Simon MacKenzie
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- Released
- 2017
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- (Hardcover with dust jacket)
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- Title
- Flying Against Fate
- Subtitle
- Superstition and Allied Aircrews in World War II
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Simon MacKenzie
- Publisher
- University Press Of Kansas
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN13
- 9780700624690
- Category
- History, World history
- Description
- Exploring the psychological impact of superstition on Allied aircrew during World War II, this study reveals how faith and rituals influenced morale amidst perilous missions. With a staggering 45.5% casualty rate among Bomber Command personnel, many airmen turned to various beliefs, from traditional to eccentric, to cope with the dangers they faced. Military historian S. P. MacKenzie offers a groundbreaking analysis of how these practices shaped the experiences and mental resilience of those flying against fate in the skies.