Ralph H. Nutter was the lead navigator for Eighth Air Force raids over 
Germany when he was assigned as Maj. Gen. Curtis "the Eagle" 
LeMay's group navigator. When he was transferred to B-29 
Superfortress duty with the Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific, he was 
picked by Maj. Gen. Haywood "Possum" Hansell to be his bomber 
navigator.

    Hansell and LeMay were two of our country's leading combat 
commanders in Europe and the Pacific. They pioneered the concepts 
of strategic airpower and high-altitude daylight precision bombing. With 
the Possum and the Eagle affords a rare insider's perspective on aviation 
leadership and strategic issues, melded with extraordinary accounts of 
courage under fire.

"As one who worked for General LeMay for six years, I found this book 
to be truly outstanding, a must read for anyone interested in 
leadership under intense pressure."—General David C. Jones, former 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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RALPH H. NUTTER is a retired superior court judge living in Santa 
Barbara, California. He is one of the few survivors of the 305th Bomb 
Group.


Number Two: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series


What people are saying about this book

"Simply the best original work I have read in thirty years."—Tom Britton, 
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