Untold Valor: Forgotten Stories of American Bomber Crews over Europe in World War II
by Rob Morris
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Author: Rob MorrisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-30
ISBN: 1574889990
Number of pages: 276
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
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Book Review: A Great Book by a Great Guy
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading this book has been a very special experience for me. My beloved grandfather, who was a ball-turret gunner on B-17s during WWII, passed away in 2007. Along with this loss, came the realization that I had not learned enough about his experience in the ball-turret, or enough about the history about the seemingly super-humanly brave men who manned the various aircraft of WWII. Their bravery and their losses in WWII were staggering, as was the often lifetime suffering for those wounded physically or psychologically. These are extraordinarily special men with special stories. They are a breed apart.
I found this book while searching for the phrase "ball-turret". In my search, I discovered this was the only book with a chapter dedicated to the subject. Like the ball-turret chapter, what you will find here are well-written, extremely important, soul-wrenching stories that might have been lost to history had the author not intervened to tell them.
After finishing the book, I decided to email the author to thank him for writing a chapter about the ball-turret and let him know how much I enjoyed and appreciated his book. Much to my pleasure and surprise, I received a warm response. We have been emailing back and forth ever since, along with a couple of the airmen written about and mentioned in the book that Rob to which Rob put me in contact with.
What is special about Untold Valor is the painstaking research Rob went through to make sure the stories were accurate as possible. In many cases, Rob developed close personal friendships with the airmen he writes about and was often a guest at their house for days at a time during his research. Also in many cases, sadly, such as with Leonard Herman and Gus Mencow, Rob has had to endure the loss of the friends he has come to know so well - those who he loves and admires infinitely. In the case of Leonard Herman, Rob was even recently asked to Eulogize Leonard at his funeral service. Each of these men gave their stamp of approval to Rob, which he went above and beyond to earn. In that regard, this book is the last living link to some of the most brave and heroic men in American History.
So, I recommend Rob's book "Untold Valor", the extended book about Leonard Herman, written by Leonard & Rob: "Combat Bombardier" and his blog untoldvalor.blogspot.com for learning about one of the most important, but infrequently discussed subjects of American History - the brave Airmen of WWII. After you do, I recommend sending Rob an email and let him know what you think! Rob is, himself, an example of Untold Valor in a literary, historical, educational and friendship sense.
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