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Bombing: A novel of World War 2
Bombing is a work of historical fiction set in World War 2 England. John Hollis came of age during the Depression growing up in Chester, Pennsylvania. He graduated from college in 1941 with plans to go to medical school. But he must take a year off to earn the tuition. Then Pearl Harbor was attacked and the war changed everything. To avoid the uncertainty of the draft he becomes and Air Cadet. He leaves his one true love, the perfect women he has pined for since childhood. Sent to England in 1943 to command a bomber he arrives in the midst of the most difficult time for the bombing campaign. Losses are heavy and the success of the experiment in daylight missions to destroy Germany from the air are in doubt. He meets cynical veterans of the missions and realizes his great adventure may cost him his life. He encounters the capricious violence of war and must transform himself from a terrified citizen to a warrior. If he survives.
The story was heavily researched using multiple sources and is authenic in historical fact. The book has been read by verterans who flew these missions and they verify the historical accuracy.
The story was heavily researched using multiple sources and is authenic in historical fact. The book has been read by verterans who flew these missions and they verify the historical accuracy.
778 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 21, 2010
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September 6, 2019
This is the type of book that would be so much better in another format. While reading the book, I could feel it come to life and I think that it would suit the big screen much better than the pages of the currently chosen medium.
The main character is a bomber and he loves Jessie. That’s about the gist of it, in my opinion. The book is filled with technical details and truly shows the day-to-day life of a bombardier in the American chapter of World War II. There were many small things in the book that were well-crafted, but altogether the story nor its content at any particular point really seemed to touch me.
Maybe it’s a Moby Dick kind of experience – if you love the genre with a focus on realism and the inner workings of a certain profession, this might be for you. For me, however, it just felt like a lot of information about whaling.
The main character is a bomber and he loves Jessie. That’s about the gist of it, in my opinion. The book is filled with technical details and truly shows the day-to-day life of a bombardier in the American chapter of World War II. There were many small things in the book that were well-crafted, but altogether the story nor its content at any particular point really seemed to touch me.
Maybe it’s a Moby Dick kind of experience – if you love the genre with a focus on realism and the inner workings of a certain profession, this might be for you. For me, however, it just felt like a lot of information about whaling.
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