Sapling in the Brambles: From Frail Country Boy to World War II Flying Ace: 1933-1945

Erwin, Will

ISBN 10: 0999741578 / ISBN 13: 9780999741573

Published by Kremer Publishing, 2019

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266 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.60 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # zk0999741578

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sapling in the Brambles: From Frail Country Boy to World War II Flying Ace: 1933-1945
• Publisher: Kremer Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0999741578
• ISBN 13: 9780999741573
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

Unable to compete in sports, tone deaf, and behind in school as a child, shy Joe Oberlin’s social awkwardness also stems from burn scars. As the Depression deepens, he learns he has a gift for unconventional farming and a family that believes in him. Then he learns to fly. A World War II fighter pilot, he sticks to his old-fashioned country values, which clash with those of an urban superior who harasses him. Supported by his flamboyant friend Crole, in the skies he faces fear and death. On the ground he meets a brilliant British woman to whom his “unconventional conventionality” matters.