Surviving Victory: World War II Pilot, Actor, Sculptor, Writer

by Philip Vickers

Surviving Victory is all about survival ? in many forms.#13;#13; #13;#13; Surviving an abusive father in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, surviving hazardous adventures in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982523718
• ISBN13: 9780982523711
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Vibrant Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Restless Youth Matures

Full disclosure - I worked with Phil Vickers in the late 60's. We got along well, with a few instances of "creative differences". I am also a pilot, and we enjoyed swapping stories - flying and otherwise. He didn't tell me all his stories, though. I don't think he ever mentioned his father in any of our discussions. It became obvious to me that the abuse that he suffered helped put some of the "fire in the belly" he displayed after he left home. It was uplifting to me to understand how he reacted to abuse and struggle. Watching his growing maturity through the war helped me know the man better. This is a well writen and edited book, entertaining and educational. Highly recommended for human insights and accurate discriptions of air combat.