The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle : Memoir of a World War II Bomber Pilot (SIGNED Plus CREW SIGNATURES and MOVIE TIE-INS))

Morgan, Robert Col.; Ron Powers

ISBN 10: 0525946101 / ISBN 13: 9780525946106

Published by Dutton, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2001

About this Item

1st Edition/1st Printing. r/m and light shelf edge wear else fine. $25.95 price present on DJ flap. SIGNED and inscribed by COL. ROBERT MORGAN on a bookplate afixed to front end page, Pilot of Memphis Belle during WWII. Also SIGNED by co-author RON POWERS on a bookplate on front end page. Also laid-in are 3 small color photos of the Memphis Belle each signed by three members of the crew. SIGNED photo cards are from CAPT. JIM VERINIS (co-pilot); HAROLD P. LOCH (flight engineer and top turret gunner) and BOB HANSON (radio operator). Also laid-in is Col. Morgan's personal business card. Also includes laid-in a small memorial flyer for Casimer Nastal (waist gunner). Also includes laid-in a bookplate SIGNED and inscribed by LORD DAVID PUTNAM (Producer of the 1990 film 'Memphis Belle'). Also includes laid-in a card SIGNED by MATTHEW MODINE (played Capt. Dennis Dearborn); and a card SIGNED by JANE HORROCKS (played 'Faith' in film). Unique signed copy with signatures of crew and film items. NOTE: NO internatioal orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle : Memoir of a World War II Bomber Pilot (SIGNED Plus CREW SIGNATURES and MOVIE TIE-INS))
• Publisher: Dutton, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525946101
• ISBN 13: 9780525946106
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A journey into the heart of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States. 22,500 first printing.

Review

"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