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Brother Men Who Fly: A World War II Gunner's Personal Quest is a two-part reflection on the human experience before, during and after the air battles over Nazi controlled Europe at the height of the Second World War. The first half is drawn from Yedlin's memories and those of his crew. The second half is the result of his quest, over fifty years later, to find out what happened to The Buzzer. The plane was believed to have disappeared in the Bay of Naples on December 9. 1944.
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Benedict Yedlin was born in Brooklyn and attended Abraham Lincoln High School and Brooklyn College. When the U.S. entered World War II, he left college to join the Army Corps of Engineers and served as a photographic mapping technician before transferring to the Army Air Corps. He was a ball turret gunner on a B-24.
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"A great opportunity . . . to learn of the rigors of aerial combat in World War II, emphasizing its human element." -- Harold A. Strack, Brigadier General (Ret.)
"Delivers many moving moments and wise asides about what is mistakenly termed The Good War." -- Paul Fussell, author of "Wartime," "Doing Battle," and "The Great War and Modern Memory."
"The best war memoirs tell the reader what it was like to be there. This is one of them." -- Samuel Hynes, author of "Flights of Passage," "The Soldiers' Tale," and "A War Imagined"
An opportunity to learn of the rigors of aerial combat in World War II, with emphasis on its human element. -- Harold A. Strack, Brig. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
The best war memoirs are the ones that tell the reader what it was like to be there. -- Samuel Hynes, author of The Soldier's Tale and Flights of Passage
This is a story that had to be told. -- Frank Suarez, brother of Manuel Suarez
"Delivers many moving moments and wise asides about what is mistakenly termed The Good War." -- Paul Fussell, author of "Wartime," "Doing Battle," and "The Great War and Modern Memory."
"The best war memoirs tell the reader what it was like to be there. This is one of them." -- Samuel Hynes, author of "Flights of Passage," "The Soldiers' Tale," and "A War Imagined"
An opportunity to learn of the rigors of aerial combat in World War II, with emphasis on its human element. -- Harold A. Strack, Brig. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
The best war memoirs are the ones that tell the reader what it was like to be there. -- Samuel Hynes, author of The Soldier's Tale and Flights of Passage
This is a story that had to be told. -- Frank Suarez, brother of Manuel Suarez
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- PublisherLiberator Crew Productions
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0967533317
- ISBN 13 9780967533315
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages297
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