The Last Word: A Novel of the War in the Pacific - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Word: A Novel of the War in the Pacific write by Ron Miner. This book was released on 2022-10-27. The Last Word: A Novel of the War in the Pacific available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the year 2038, the last surviving veteran of World War II offers his final testament to a small town journalist who learns more about himself than he anticipates as he records tales of duty, courage, and friendship during war and of a life well-loved and lived. Dan Callahan doesn’t know why he landed this coveted assignment or what to expect from 112-year-old Owen Trimbel, currently living with his daughter on a rural Minnesota farm even now beyond the reach of pervasive tech. But he sensed that it might be one of those rare opportunities to capture something singular: living memories from the last of a resilient, resourceful, and determined generation, a veteran from a war and a time encased in sepia tones in the minds of a distracted public. He finds his subject waning but still humored by life and surprisingly keen of mind. Dan spends the next three days riveted to Owen’s adventures as a young gunner with a night flying crew, transported with him from New Guinea to the Mariana Islands on harrowing rescue missions to remote river outposts, and long flights over endless black seas broken only by sightings of enemy ships below. And finally, sweet homecoming, complicated by the challenges Owen faces navigating a new life of unfamiliar circumstances and some very old secrets. Although fictionalized, The Last Word is an amalgam of stories and characters shaped and informed by filmed interviews with ten, real-life squadron members who served in the Pacific during World War II, and who graced the author with their time and narratives, and importantly, their wisdom and good friendship.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pearl Harbor write by Newt Gingrich. This book was released on 2008-04-15. Pearl Harbor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The action-packed first book in the new historical series by acclaimed authors Newt Gingrich and William R.Forstchen
Days of Infamy
Days of Infamy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Days of Infamy write by Newt Gingrich. This book was released on 2008-04-29. Days of Infamy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this story of the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the notorious gambler Yamamoto is pitted against the equally legendary American admiral Bill Halsey in a battle of wits, nerve, and skill.
Sketches of a Black Cat
Sketches of a Black Cat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sketches of a Black Cat write by Ron Miner. This book was released on 2012-11-02. Sketches of a Black Cat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Howard Miner was a student in a small midwestern college when the War broke out. His journey through training and tours of duty as a PBY pilot in the South Pacific are skillfully captured in his art and narratives, framing a wartime drama with a personal coming of age story. The Black Cats flew at night in seaplanes painted entirely black. Their assignments were varied, from patrols and bombing raids to rescues and missions that took them over thousands of miles of water and countless islands. This is a tale of ordinary people navigating through exceptional circumstances -- the friendships made, the cultures discovered, and the constant threat of enemy engagements. Sketches of a Black Cat is a memoir reconstructed by his son, Ron, from a small library of artwork, journal entries, and writing. Through his father's eyes and first hand accounts, we explore the behind the scenes life and idiosyncracies of the military, the antithetical humor, and very real dangers, and the poetic imagery of these tropical places from the air. The descriptive verse and the artist's viewpoint provides us a creatively told and intriguing portrayal of World War II's Pacific Theater"--Page 4 of cover.
Heroes Don't Run
Heroes Don't Run - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Heroes Don't Run write by Harry Mazer. This book was released on 2009-10-27. Heroes Don't Run available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "I WANTED TO SERVE, TO BE PART OF THIS THING MY FATHER HAD GIVEN HIS LIFE FOR. I DIDN'T WANT THE WAR TO END, AND ALL I'D BE ABLE TO SAY WAS, NO I DIDN'T SERVE, I WAS RIGHT HERE THE WHOLE WAR, SAFE IN BAKERSFIELD." Adam Pelko witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that killed his father, a lieutenant on the USS Arizona. Even though Adam is underage, he defies his mother's wishes and enlists in the Marines. Sent first to boot camp, then to Okinawa, he experiences the stark reality of war firsthand -- the camaraderie and the glory as well as the grueling regimen, the paralyzing fear, and death. And at every turn, Adam must confront memories of his father. In the concluding volume of his World War II trilogy, Harry Mazer masterfully illustrates Adam's journey as he navigates brutal circumstances that no boy should know.
