Finding Bomb Boogie (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by West Portal Press, 2023
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. Ever wonder what your father did in World War II?How often has it been said-my father was in World War II but didn't want to talk about it? The sounds of silence related to personal war stories reverberated in so many veterans' households. Families were left knowing only bits and pieces of their loved one's war narrative. Some were left with nothing at all. Finding Bomb Boogie is a daughter's search to discover her father's war history long after he is gone--the quiet World War II veteran and tail gunner on a B-17 named "Bomb Boogie" flying bombing missions over Nazi-occupied Europe, the bomber boy of twenty-one years, scared of heights, parachuting twice out of a plane to his eventual capture by the Germans, the resilient airman held in a prisoner of war camp for twenty-two months who spent his twenty-fourth birthday year on a forced march in one of the coldest winters in over fifty years, the daredevil who rolled down a hill during the march to escape captivity in another prison camp, and the tired, emaciated young man who finally made it home, only to fight more battles. Finding Bomb Boogie inspires family members to learn and share their veteran's history with future generations before these stories silently slip away. "Lest we forget." Ever wonder what your father did in World War II?How often has it been said--my father was in World War II but didn't want to talk about it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Finding Bomb Boogie (Paperback)
- Author
- Maureen Buick
- Publisher
- West Portal Press
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798987024102
An award-winning, beautifully written story, heartbreaking at times, about a young American who flew over the treacherous skies of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, as depicted in the Masters of the Air TV series from the book by Donald L. Miller.
Finding Bomb Boogie is a book many cannot put down. Informative, riveting, and suspense-driven as the author searches for her father’s World War II story long after he has passed away—finally bringing understanding, acceptance, and closure to a complicated but loving relationship many decades later.
This is the story of a quiet, young American, a tail gunner on a B-17 aircraft nicknamed “Bomb Boogie,” flying bombing missions over Nazi-occupied Europe, a bomber boy of twenty-one years, scared of heights, parachuting twice out of a plane to his eventual capture by the Germans, the resilient airman held in a prisoner of war camp for twenty-two months who spent his twenty-fourth birthday year on a forced march in one of the coldest winters in over fifty years, the daredevil who rolled down a hill during the march to escape captivity in another prison camp, and the tired, emaciated young man who finally made it home, to fight more battles.
Reading Finding Bomb Boogie will transport you on a journey of what it was like to enlist in the Army Air Corps during World War II, train to be part of a ten-man crew on a B-17, fly that plane from America to England, and participate in the daily “suicide” missions in 1943 before the Allies became masters of the air. The author harrowingly describes what it was like to be shot down and captured and to spend two years at the notorious Stalag 17B Nazi prisoner of war camp, battling disease, starvation, extreme cold, and uncertainty about what lay ahead.
This book vividly portrays the young Americans who fought in World War II and paid the price with their youth and often with their lives so we can enjoy our freedom today. The author painstakingly shares the details of her research, inspiring readers to learn and share their own World War II veterans’ history with future generations before these stories and the lessons learned silently slip away.
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