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Title: |
The All-American Crew |
| Sub-title: |
A True Story of a World War II Bomber and the Men Who Flew It |
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| By (author): |
Russell N Low |
| ISBN10-13: |
0941936139 : 9780941936132 |
| Illustrations: |
179 b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
230x155mm |
| Pages: |
404 |
| Weight: |
.648 Kg. |
| Published: |
Linden Publishing (US) - April 2022 |
| List Price: |
19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 25 |
| Subjects: |
Military history : Second World War |
| An inspiring true story of teamwork, camaraderie, and Americans at war. On 23 January 1943, a B-24 Liberator bomber and its crew of ten men disappeared without a trace in New Guinea. Their families never knew what happened to them. Now, 80 years later, their long-forgotten letters and dusty photographs finally tell their story in The All-American Crew. Stanley Low did not want to be a hero and would not have welcomed the description. A Chinese American kid from Salem, Oregon, who wasn't yet old enough to vote or drink beer, Stan joined the army because there was a war on and it was his duty. As Stan trains to become a bomber nose gunner and heads into combat, he experiences loneliness, racism, his first beer, his first romance and the horrors of war. Stan also forms a tight bond with his crewmates, who come from every American ethnicity and walk of life, including Irish American pilot Scott Regan and Jewish American bombardier Jerome Lesser. The ten men of Stan's bomber crewrich and poor, from old American families and recent immigrantsform an all-American crew whose dedication to the country and their team elevates them above their individual differences. As the war heats up, Stan, his crewmates, and many other hastily trained bomber crews fly off dirt runways in the South Pacific tropics, thousands of miles from the nearest allied base, fighting the relentless forces of the Japanese Empire. The loss of life mounts at an alarming rate as many crews fail to return from missions. Those who survive quickly learn to fight. Now battle-hardened veterans, Stan and his crew fly toward their final rendezvous with destiny, willing to sacrifice everything for their country and each other. Celebrating American diversity and ideals of honour, bravery, and freedom, The All-American Crew is a magnificent true story of men at war. |
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“The All-American Crew is not just a great read. It is an experience. Russell Low’s talent as a writer and storyteller, his description of aerial gunners allows the reader to feel the hard G pull-outs, the recoil ofthe machine guns, smell the burned powder, and feel the hot cartridgecases falling on his feet. It brought back memories and the feelings and smells of catapulting on the ship heading for Saipan, the distinctive odor when we were over land, and the powerful nostalgia.” -- Andy Winnegar, former ARM2/C Composite Squadron VC-4 USS White Plains CVE 66 and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross andseven Air Medals for his service over Saipan in World War II
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“So awesomely real, from conveying family conversations and inter-actions to describing flying and gunnery training situations to aerialcombat engagements. This is a book for young and old and a bookfor families. The incidents and stories within the book are well documented and substantiated with real postcards, letters, and photos ofthe time. What stands out for us today is the full blending, integration, assimilation of the crew, whether on the town, in training, or incombat—truly an all-American crew. And it’s heartwarming to learn in the epilogue about the postwar life of these all-American heroes.” -- William S Chen, Major General, US Army, retired
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“Russell Low’s The All-American Crew is remarkable from many perspectives. Low is a talented storyteller who has woven engaging family tales into a greater American story of ten men from different lives and backgrounds who went to war and bonded into a tight crew, symbolic of an America that is uniquely able to forge strength from diversity.” -- Ted Gong, Executive Director and Founder, 1882 Foundation
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“Russell N. Low captures the essence of diversity that defines what it means to be an American. He skillfully brings the crew together and brings to life the effects of the war on their families before, during, and after the war.” -- Bob Tupa, 90th Bomb Group Association
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“The All-American Crew is a remarkable, well-researched invitationinto fascinating lives of WWII heroes. Russell Low blends historical events with intriguing family history to spin a fresh story that will appeal to history buffs as well as readers who simply enjoy good literature.” -- Zohreh Ghahremani, author of Sky of Red Poppies
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“Like a sculpture, Russ Low in his book, The All-American Crew, brilliantly connects the reader to a past that is raw, powerfully impressive and unforgettable. No doubt Russ Low is an exceptional storyteller, in this well researched book, some of the characters who served thenation in WWII story will remain etched in memory and heart. This story belongs to the movie theaters!” -- Tererai Trent, the author of The Awakened Woman, author, speaker, scholar, humanitarian
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“Russell N. Low’s e All-American Crew is an achievement in intimate storytelling. The narrative brings the reader along as a diverse group of Americans form a fighting unit. We sense the great range of emotion only conflict can evoke, from triumph to tragedy. The All-American Crew is deeply personal, yet epic as its World War II context. It is family history, not only of young men who fought together as a bomber crew -- it is a family history of America.” -- PhilScearce,author of Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Storyof B-24s in the Pacific
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