Finding Bomb Boogie: A Daughter's Search to Rediscover Her Father-the World War II Bomber Boy, Prisoner of War, and American Veteran - Couverture rigide

Buick, Maureen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798987024119

Editeur : West Portal Press, 2023

Synopsis

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 will inspire family members to learn and share their veteran's history with future generations before these stories silently slip away. "Lest we forget."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maureen Buick is the author of "Finding Bomb Boogie: A Daughter's Search to Rediscover her Father--the World War II Bomber Boy, Prisoner of War, and American Veteran." Maureen became a World War II history buff after she retired from her nursing career and had the opportunity to research her father's war story. She is a member of the 91st Bomb Group Memorial Association and serves on the board as editor of the quarterly newsletter, "The Ragged Irregular." She is also a member of the 8th Air Force Historical Society. Maureen lives with her husband in San Francisco and spends most of her time traveling between Lake Tahoe and Sonoma County. She and her husband have two grown children and two grandsons, whom Maureen buys model airplanes --mostly B-17s--every chance she gets. Maureen is currently writing a book about American Prisoners of War in World War II. She also writes a blog hosted on her author website titled "Finding Your Veteran," where she provides insight and resources for anyone searching to learn more about their veteran's World War II military service. Author website: maureenbuick.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: West Portal Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798987024119
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible