An Emotional Gauntlet: From Life in Peacetime America to the War in European Skies

by Stuart J. Wright

Book Overview

Stuart J. Wright tells the gripping story of a World War II American aircrew flying missions from England in a B-24 Liberator bomber they nicknamed Corky. This is a true account based on years of research and correspondence with crewmembers and their families. Wright adds a dimension rarely explored in other World War II memoirs and narratives, beginning the chronicle during peacetime when the men of the aircrew are introduced as civilians-kids during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299205207
• ISBN13: 9780299205201
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"