Frederick Ware Huff, Liberator Bomber

Liberator Bomber

Frederick Ware Huff

Mercer, 2004, $35.00

ISBN: 0865548749

In December 1941, in response to Japan attacking Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war. Consequently, the other Axis powers, Germany and Italy, declared war on America. By 1942, a draft was instituted. Twenty-three-year-old Gene Winn knew he was going to be drafted into the Army so instead he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served in the European Theatre of Operation until his plane went down in 1944 and he and his crew were helped prisoners by the Germans.

This is a terrific, insightful look back at one soldier during World War II that brings to life through his letters, his family's correspondence, official memos, and other related documents, the life of an airman and the impacts of his time in the military on his loved ones during 1942-1945. LIBERATOR BOMBER provides a unique perspective to the war as Dr. Frederick Ware Huff, using real historical papers that make up much of this super tome, paints a perceptive look back. History buffs, especially WWII aficionados, will want to read this strong life of a soldier reminiscent of Stephen Ambrose's classic BAND OF BROTHERS.

Harriet Klausner