Tales of a Tail Gunner
Author : Eddie Picardo
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781883697334
Author : Eddie Picardo
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781883697334
Author : Andy Doty
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN :
"Pure gold," "enduring literature," "spell binding," "deeply moving," "insightful," "heartfelt," "riveting," & "one of the most interesting stories to come out of World War II" are some of the reader responses to this poignant memoir. It traces the transformation of a typical small-town boy into a seasoned B-29 tail gunner flying 21 bombing missions over Japan -- one of which ended in the death of three crewmates. This book is more than a war story: it is rich in boyhood & wartime humor & nostalgia, recounts the amazing innocence, patriotism & values of the author's generation, & comments on revisionist historians & the need to use the atomic bomb. It asks -- & answers -- the question of why men risk their lives time & again in the face of great danger. Dedicated to the lost crewmen, this gem of a book is a timely, perceptive & inspirational account of a 19-year-old's experiences in the most costly & destructive war in history. To order contact: Tall Tree Press, 4072 Scripps Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 or phone (415) 494-3897.
Author : Gerald E. McDowell
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Norman Ross
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2011
Category :
ISBN : 0557786711
Author : John Bede Cusack
Publisher : Wakefield Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1743051069
A classic Australian war novel, inspired by the author's experiences as an airgunner in the Second World War. This new, revised and annotated edition includes chapters never before published, a fascinating biography of John Bede Cusack by his daughter, Kerry McCouat, and an informative introduction by editor Robert Brokenmouth.
Author : Stephanie Lile
Publisher : Bering Street Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989650502
A tragic romance across time and place, this novel chronicles the story of 17-year-old Sylvie Bishop and her efforts to help the ghost of a WWII bomber boy set right his wartime wrongs.
Author : Dee Phillips
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,99 MB
Release : 2014-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780606355797
Series features historical fiction and includes a nonfiction summary. Each book concludes with a series of activities designed to further explore the subject. Each story concludes in approximately 1,000 words. Each book contains stunning full-color i
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Helicopters
ISBN : 156311190X
Author : John Armbruster
Publisher : Ten16 Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 13,8 MB
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781645383147
A rookie social studies teacher overhears a conversation about a World War II tail gunner who survived a four-mile fall from the sky. When the elderly Gene Moran finally shares his saga, John has no idea of the wounds he's reopening.
Author : R. C. Cline
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1496928954
In the fall of 1942, the first year of the war was ending. For young men in Bloomville (Ohio) Township High Schools senior class, school was the last opportunity to be free before graduation, adult responsibility, and manhood. For them and many other young men across the nation, war was about to become a reality, including J. Emerson Krieger. Life was about to turn in a new, dramatic, and uncharted direction. No Mans Sky, by author R.C. Cline, narrates the story of Krieger, a combat flier in World War II. An aerial gunner, he protected his crew and plane with a Browning M-2 machine gun while flying twenty-nine perilous missions over the embattled skies of Germany. Through diaries, letters, photos, and personal records, this memoir chronicles Kriegers service as a waist gunner, the youngest man in his crew. Offering insight into the challenges of war and combat during World War II, No Mans Sky shares the story of Staff Sergeant Krieger and what life was like six miles in the sky in a B-17 bomber. It pays tribute to all of the men and women who have served our country.