Description
A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America's greatest battles - and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing with the Vanderbilts into a steel-nerved pilot forged in the cauldron of World War II's most dangerous and desperate aerial encounters. This is the triumphant tale of that transformation - and of the plane and crew that never failed to bring him back home.
About the Author
Col. Robert Morgan, USAFR, Ret., was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters. An avid flyer, he lived with his wife, Linda, in Asheville, North Carolina until his death in 2004.
Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and cowriter of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Flags of Our Fathers, with James Bradley. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
Reviews
"As the most celebrated American bomber pilot of World War II, Robert Morgan has a remarkable story to tell, and he tells it candidly and lucidly in amazingly recalled detail."-Brig. Gen. Henry C. Huglin, USAF, Ret.
"Bring[s] a new perspective to World War II literature...Exciting"-Library Journal
"Fans of military memoirs will like the first-person straight talk and action...Morgan's personal life...is presented with ease and relative candor."-Publishers Weekly
"This book unashamedly sports a Greatest Generation aura as it sings a love song to the B-17 that aviation buffs at least should find irresistible. It also provides an invaluable participant's view of a major aspect of the U.S. experience of World War II-the strategic bombing campaign-and as such is definitely a book that needed to be written while the best man could still write it."-Booklist
Book Information
ISBN 9780451233523
Author Robert Morgan
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint New American Library
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 448g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 24mm
About the Author
Col. Robert Morgan, USAFR, Ret., was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters. An avid flyer, he lived with his wife, Linda, in Asheville, North Carolina until his death in 2004.
Ron Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and cowriter of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Flags of Our Fathers, with James Bradley. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont.
Reviews
"As the most celebrated American bomber pilot of World War II, Robert Morgan has a remarkable story to tell, and he tells it candidly and lucidly in amazingly recalled detail."-Brig. Gen. Henry C. Huglin, USAF, Ret.
"Bring[s] a new perspective to World War II literature...Exciting"-Library Journal
"Fans of military memoirs will like the first-person straight talk and action...Morgan's personal life...is presented with ease and relative candor."-Publishers Weekly
"This book unashamedly sports a Greatest Generation aura as it sings a love song to the B-17 that aviation buffs at least should find irresistible. It also provides an invaluable participant's view of a major aspect of the U.S. experience of World War II-the strategic bombing campaign-and as such is definitely a book that needed to be written while the best man could still write it."-Booklist
Book Information
ISBN 9780451233523
Author Robert Morgan
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint New American Library
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Weight(grams) 448g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 24mm
