The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle : Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot

The riveting firsthand account of World War II pilot Robert Morgan, his crew, and the legendary Memphis Belle—written with Ron Powers, cowriter of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers.A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America's greatest battles—and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited, young Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing with the Vanderbilts into a steel-nerved pilot forged in the cauldron of World War II's most dangerous and desperate aerial encounters. This is the triumphant tale of that transformation—and of the airplane and crew that never failed to bring him back home. MILITARY HISTORY. "Bring[s] a new perspective to World War II literature ... Exciting"--"Library Journal." A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America's greatest battles-and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited young Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing with the Vanderbilts into a steel-nerved pilot forged in the cauldron of World War II's most dangerous and desperate aerial encounters. This is the triumphant tale of that transformation-and of the plane and crew that never failed to bring him back home "Memphis Belle" pilot Robert Morgan tells his life story, including his youth as a well-connected playboy, his heroic daylight missions over occupied France and Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and his love affair with Margaret Polk, the Memphis woman for whom his B-17 was named A journey into the heart of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger-filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States. Reprint. A story of war above 20,000 feet is told by the leader of the first bombing crew to survive twenty-five daylight missions over the danger--filled skies of occupied France and Nazi Germany and return to the United States The autobiography of Morgan, whose B-17 was made famous by a 1944 documentary, and his combat missions over Europe and Japan