Those Who Fall: An Unforgettable Chronicle of War in the Air

by John Muirhead

Book Overview

The author recalls his dangerous missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot during the Second World War and chronicles his prisoner-of-war experiences after his plane was shot down over Bulgaria. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039454983X
• ISBN13: 9780394549835
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

swings for the fences, sometimes connects

The author was a B17 pilot in the Italian theater (and points east), and waited roughly forty years to write his memoirs. He's had a lot of time to think about his experiences, and so the fairly prosaic "and so then I set engine #3 to run lean and descended to 7,000 feet" passages are liberally seasoned with much more meditative, thoughtful, but sometimes frankly over-written pieces.The meditative pieces are sometimes over-written and amateurish, but sometimes beautiful and elegaic - there are some passages that I would re-read three or four times before proceeding, some that I've clipped for my wall - a very rare thing for me.

An honest portrayal of the effects of war upon one B17 pilot

I have read this book numerous times since I first purchased it ten years ago. The emotion of the author is felt each time I read it. A very honest and realistic portrayal. My favorite book on the subject You will not be disappointed.