World War II Dispatches to Akron: An Airman's Letters Home

By: Christopher LaHurd

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Synopsis: A bombardier’s story of serving in the skies over Europe—and surviving in a POW camp—as told through his correspondence with his Ohio family.On his twenty-sixth horrifying mission over the hostile skies of Nazi Europe, a charismatic bombardier, seated at the nose of a B-17, strapped on his parachute as his disintegrating bomber dropped uncontrollably to the ground. What got him to this point, the ensuing months behind barbed wire, and his daily letters written to his family in Akron, Ohio, makes for an emotionally intense memoir. This is the true account of a single individual who represents the countless unsung warriors of the greatest generation during World War II.Previously published as A Story of One

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 211 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781439660089
Related ISBNs:: 9780738503592
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing
Date of Addition:: 09/16/23
Copyrighted By:: Christopher M. Lahurd
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.