The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle
Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot
Robert Morgan author Ron Powers author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Published:5th Jul '11
Should be back in stock very soon
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.
“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
ISBN: 9780451233523
Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 24mm
Weight: 448g
416 pages