Download or read book War Flying by a Pilot The Letters of Theta to His Home People Written in Training and in War Wwi Centenary Series written by L. F. Hutcheon and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a collection of letters by a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. It gives a great insight into the experiences of a pilot during the First World War and is a fascinating work for anyone with an interest in military aviation. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.
Download or read book War Flying written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book World War II written by Theresa Muller and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. Fred Muller was an ordinary man; however, he served his country in World War II in an honorable way. Reading his letters to his wife, whom he wrote every single day, gives a doorway into what life was like for many people back then. I learned of my fatheraEUR(tm)s experiences from my mother, as my dad didnaEUR(tm)t speak of it. I do know God used my dad in a powerful way to train pilots instrument panel flying. His war efforts were instrumental to the United States winning the war, and I am thankful and proud of him for that. God blessed me and him in healing our relationship before he passed on.
Download or read book Letters to Mildred written by and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters to Mildred from a WWII Pilot in the CBI is a vivid and personal World War II story as seen through the eyes of a newly enlisted young college teenager who wrote these letters to his girlfriend. Their romance developed over the same time that Pete was trained as a pilot and deployed by the United States Army Air Corps. Overseas, stationed in India and China, he told his true-life story of flying, living in billets and tents, and the tolls of war with heart rending losses. Receiving letters written by Mildred became his lifeline.Told from his perspective, the firsthand experience of the war unfolds first from the USA and later in the China-Burma-India theater fighting against the Japanese. Pete was Co-Pilot of B-24 Liberator bombers on missions in Southeast Asia and even flying over "The Hump" (the Himalayas) to China. The letters share the romance of this young couple and their love that sustained them during their isolation from each other. Interspersed within this collection is World War II history focused especially on the most overlooked theater of the war against the Japanese in China, Burma, and India. The letters are the essence of this book. They are exactly quoted just as they were written more than seventy-five years ago. The originals are handwritten on nearly transparent, thin, fragile airmail paper. The letters are authentic, even with inappropriate manners of speech and frequent misspellings and grammatical errors. This book includes the collection of World War II love letters saved by Mildred Elizabeth Uhl from Howard Peter Fauerby and a few letters from friends and family set within a historical presentation to place them in context from 1942 through 1945.
Download or read book Letters to Mildred written by Susan Vitek and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters to Mildred, from a WWII Pilot in the China-Burma-India Theater is a vivid and personal World War II story as seen through the eyes of a newly enlisted young college teenager who wrote these letters to his girlfriend. Told from his perspective, the romance developed over the same time that he was trained and deployed by the United States Army Air Corps. Overseas stationed in India and China, he told his true-life story of flying, living in billets and tents, and the tolls of war. Receiving letters written by Mildred became his lifeline.The firsthand experience of the war unfolds in the USA and later in the China-Burma-India theater fighting against the Japanese occupation. These letters share the romance of this young couple and their love that sustained them during their isolation from each other. Interspersed within the letter collection is background information and historical context as to the places and current events of the day. Some pertinent letters by other family members and a few other servicemen fill out the visualization of the war times.
Download or read book Dear Folks written by George David Geib and published by . This book was released on 2024-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George David Geib served as a pilot in the US Army Air Force during World War II. In his frequent letters home, he chronicled his training and travels, which included sailing across the Atlantic on the luxury-liner-turned-troop-transport, the Queen Mary. Stationed first in England and later in France, he piloted troops, prisoners, and supplies across the European Theater of Operations. He dropped glider planes across enemy lines, and he experienced the terror of being fired upon by anti-aircraft weapons. After the war, he flew VIPs and Allied troops all across Europe, and he had the opportunity to observe the Nuremberg Trials for a day. His mother saved his letters and presented them to him when he returned home after the war. He lugged them around with him for decades, through many moves and career changes. Finally, in 1989, he realized that this historical treasure trove would be lost forever unless he did something with it. Transcribing took him nearly four years. He carted the manuscript to his local quick print shop and ran off thirty copies to give to family and friends. George, the young pilot, wrote with wit and youthful enthusiasm. His transcription fifty years later tempered that exuberance with clear and introspective hindsight, added in italics. From his humorous anecdote about passing the induction physical, to colorful descriptions of the bases where he was stationed, to his impressions of Europe, the people he met, and the places he visited, the letters are authentic and rich in detail. Three decades later, his daughter rediscovered her copy, along with her late parents' only remaining one. She realized that, once again, these stories could be lost to posterity. She honored his memory by formally publishing them in the year he would have celebrated his one-hundredth birthday. The collection offers an inside look at military life during wartime through the eyes of a young pilot. It delves into the nitty gritty of army life, from stateside training camps to British military bases to tent cities in France. Seasoned with the musical hits and popular films of the day and contrasted against a backdrop of family back home during times of sacrifice, rationing, and worry, it will draw readers in and immerse them in history. This is a well-crafted account of, as George phrased it, ". . . the life and times of one United States Army Air Force cadet who became a pilot in the Troop Carrier Command in World War II."
Download or read book Jack s War written by Elizabeth Woolsey Herbert DVM and published by Elizabeth Woolsey Herbert DVM. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Woolsey enlisted at the age of 19 in the Army Air Corps and flew 35 missions over Germany as a Liberator navigator. He survived and became a member of the Lucky Bastards Club. He wrote weekly letters to his family from the time he left California through his basic and navigational training in Texas and Idaho, and continued the letters from his base near Norwich in the UK while he flew his mission. His father saved all the original letters and actual mission maps and mission statements in albums that became known to Jack's family shortly before his death. The transposed letters reflect a young man's real experiences and transition though the war. There is no enhancement or editing of this collection of letters and photographs. This makes this collection historically significant. True WWII enthusiasts will appreciate the significance. Jack's letters during basic and navigational training are rare. Before he died, he read The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-45 by Stephen Ambrose. He said that book truly reflected his experience of military life. The letters support this sentiment. This is a must read for historians and descendants of WWII Liberator crewmen. This is how some of the "greatest generation" became a powerful fighting force.
Download or read book Letters Home written by Greg Metcalf and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rex and Kate, just married, part when Rex ships out as a member of the inaugural crew of the USS Shangrila, bomber pilot for the U.S. Navy, fighting in the Pacific theater against the Japanese during WWII. They make a lovers' pact to write each other every day. This romantic gesture, these letters home, become more and more vital as the distance between them widens, as the months slowly pass. As he waits out the big three: the war's end, word of his wife's delivery of their first child, and his coming home, his letters reveal a man struggling to boost his wife's morale by assuring her of his safe return while shielding her from the bitter effects of his experience of war. And on July 23, 1945, the SBC2 dive bomber Rex pilots is hit by anti-aircraft fire during an attack at Kure, forcing him to crash land in the Pacific. He misses writing one day and then returns to telling his story in letters home.
Download or read book Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters written by James Alexander Kilpatrick and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Alexander Kilpatrick's book "Tommy Atkins at War: As Told in His Own Letters" provides a poignant and insightful look into the life of a British soldier during wartime. Written in a straightforward and heartfelt manner, the book compiles letters written by Tommy Atkins himself, giving readers a firsthand account of the challenges and triumphs faced on the battlefield. Kilpatrick's detailed descriptions of the realities of war paint a vivid picture of the struggles and sacrifices made by soldiers during this tumultuous period in history. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in military history or the human experience during war. Kilpatrick's writing style is both informative and engaging, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. Through Tommy Atkins' letters, readers gain a deeper understanding of the personal experiences and emotions of soldiers during wartime. Kilpatrick's dedication to preserving these letters and sharing them with the world highlights the importance of remembering and honoring those who have served their country.
Download or read book A Young Man s Letters from World War II written by Robert Langenfeld and published by ELT Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A young man's letters from World War II ... contains over 200 letters written by a pilot-in-training to his parents back home in small-town Middle America. Beginning with the first letter, dated January 31, 1943, the correspondence offers ... insight into how the Army Air Force was able to create professional airmen and deploy the largest air armada of all time in a relatively short period. At the same time, it mirrors one man's development from a possessor of his own self-described 'inferiority complex' to an officer leading men into battle"--Jacket.
Download or read book If You re Reading This written by Siân Price and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three centuries of war. Three centuries of sacrifice. “Tales of love and heroism from conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and Afghanistan today.” —The Mirror In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of farewell letters written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Siân Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past three hundred years. Each letter provides an enduring snapshot of an impossible moment in time when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Some were written or dictated as the person lay mortally wounded; many were written on the eve of a great charge or battle; others were written by soldiers who experienced premonitions of their death, or by kamikaze pilots and condemned prisoners. They write of the grim realities of battle, of daily hardships, of unquestioning patriotism or bitter regrets, of religious fervor or political disillusionment, of unrelenting optimism or sinking morale and above all, they write of their love for their family and the desire to return to them one day. Be it an epitaph dictated on a Napoleonic battlefield, a staunch, unsentimental letter written by a Victorian officer, or an email from a soldier in modern day Afghanistan, these voices speak eloquently and forcefully of the tragedy of war and answer that fundamental human need to say goodbye. “The poignant farewells encapsulate the final words of servicemen to their loved ones before they were killed in action.” —The Telegraph “A timely reminder of the tremendous sacrifices made by fighting men and women of all countries in all ages.” —Military History Monthly
Download or read book Wings and a Ring written by Rene' Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many Americans misunderstand the young men who fought in WWII. Contrary to popular myth, these men were not fighting machines--they were young, scared, and, in the end, incredibly mortal figures whose humanity proved the defining characteristic of their greatness. René Armstrong's book displays this humanity in full force. Her preservation and contextualization of J.R. Jones's letters intimately reveal the mind of a young citizen-soldier who was far from home and those he loved. Her contribution to the historical record is one that will be valued for generations." --Lawrence J. Hickey, author and historian.Enhanced and interwoven with Mission Logs, Intelligence Reports, and other official documents and actual photographs, the letters give you an accurate and realistic portrait of this wartime couple whose relationship struggled to survive during WWII. When René Armstrong's husband found a box of 295 letters in a junk store, he had no idea the profound piece of history in his possession.Thus began a journey to discover who these two young people were who met on a blind date, communicating to each other over three years in the only way that this era could afford--through love letters that encompassed two continents. Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
Download or read book Dear Mother and Daddy written by Marie Mountain Clark and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters from a WWII WASP pilot home to her family during the period of her service, and autobiographical memoir.
Download or read book A Thousand Letters Home written by Aarol William Irish and published by Ingram. This book was released on 2011 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovered by Teresa K. Irish in her father’s Army trunk shortly after his death in 2006, the letters and photographs in this book are a personal record of his experience as a soldier of World War II. Selected from the nearly 1,000 letters addressed to his parents and to the sweetheart who would later become his wife, this firsthand account through the eyes, heart and words of one soldier mirrors the journeys of many who served in WWII. At every opportunity, Bud poured out his thoughts and feelings in these letters, all amidst reassuring words to loved ones a world away. From lonesome, moonlit nights listening to the Hit Parade, to the foxholes and front lines in Germany where he would earn the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, to correspondence from the heartbroken mothers whose sons had died by his side, “A Thousand Letters Home” is a moving and historic story of life and loss, hope and perseverance, unwavering faith and true love.
Download or read book Dear Mom written by Robert J. Taylor and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised by their single mother and grandmother and living on the minimum wage, two brothers became pilots in WWII. One flew B-17 bombers; the other flew P-47 and P-51 fighters. Both were killed in action. Prolific letter writers, the brothers wrote more than 200 letters to their mother between 1942 and 1945 describing their new adventures in their ever more dangerous world. In these letters, discovered many years later by her grandson, you will see in a very personal way the war a mother saw as presented to her by her sons. Not a technical description of military tactics, battles, and jargon, the letters instead create a simple yet profound human interest story of a small, close knit American family torn apart by the reality of war. You'll read of both the loneliness and excitement they felt being away from home for the first time, see them grow from awestruck boys when they first observe military planes up close to confident pilots of the fastest and largest planes in the AAF. You will even take a ride on a dangerous combat mission. You will find out about their frustrations, perseverance, humor, courage, and relationships. But mostly you will see how two brothers with totally different personalities, reflected even in the types of planes they flew, shared a common bond of love for their mother that was unshakable. When the letters stop, you will get to read the dreaded telegrams from the War Department that took their place. And finally you get to actually hear from their mother as she describes her worst fears and the ultimate tragedy with which she was confronted as the horror of war came home to her, not once but twice. Besides the letters, there is a section of very dramatic eyewitness accounts explaining what happened to the brothers on each of their final missions. There is also a brief biographical sketch of the women who loved them and were left behind. The book is enhanced with numerous pictures with descriptive captions. For WWII aviation buffs there is a detailed list of the types of aircraft each brother trained on, including the hours and specific training facility.
Download or read book Wings and a Ring written by Rene' Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many Americans misunderstand the young men who fought in WWII. Contrary to popular myth, these men were not fighting machines--they were young, scared, and, in the end, incredibly mortal figures whose humanity proved the defining characteristic of their greatness. René Armstrong's book displays this humanity in full force. Her preservation and contextualization of J.R. Jones's letters intimately reveal the mind of a young citizen-soldier who was far from home and those he loved. Her contribution to the historical record is one that will be valued for generations."--Lawrence J. Hickey, author and historianEnhanced and interwoven with Mission Logs, Intelligence Reports, and other official documents and actual photographs, the letters give you an accurate and realistic portrait of this wartime couple whose relationship struggled to survive during WWII. When René Armstrong's husband found a box of 295 letters in a junk store, he had no idea the profound piece of history in his possession. Thus began a journey to discover who these two young people were who met on a blind date, communicating to each other over three years in the only way that this era could afford--through love letters that encompassed two continents. Held together by Wings and a Ring, their promise of tomorrow would have to survive a year of war.
