The Gesture
This finely etched account of the disintegration of morale in an Eighth Air Force squadron in England during World War II when its losses were staggering, is told through the eyes of a young bombardier named Whipple who had been injured before completing his tour of duty. He is relying on his now-healed wounds to keep him safely on the ground while wanting to retain the esteem of his friends who are still flying. When the squadron gets a new C.O., Whipple's problems are compounded as this inexperienced, dogmatic ideologist, Major Harris, who makes Whipple his confidante, is soon hated and feared by those he commands.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-5040-1247-8
- EAN: 9781504012478
- Produktnummer: 19299520
- Verlag: The Permanent Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 253 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
John Cobb Cooper graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1939 and attended Princeton University until 1942 when he joined the Army Air Force. Commissioned as a flight navigator, he was stationed in England where he flew twenty-eight combat missions with the Eighth Air Force. An attorney, he and his wife live in Colorado Springs where he has practiced law.
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