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Like millions of other young Americans in the 1930s, Charles Furey grew up surrounded by the images and memories of World War I, not knowing that he was part of a generation bred for another war. Pearl Harbor changed all that. In 1942, he enlisted in the Navy and, for the next three years, fought in a war that transformed him, the nation, and the world. From that time Furey has fashioned this superbly written memoir that follows him from his stateside training, his service as an air crewman on a patrol bomber, his long recovery from a fiery plane crash, all the way to his poignant homecoming. Along with harrowing accounts of air actions over the South Pacific and grim descriptions of wounded men in hospitals, "Going Back" includes many vividly portrayed characters and offers remarkable insight.Readers will long remember such men as Lieutenant Morrison, the man who loved writer and humorist Damon Runyon and whose small gesture forged an intense camaraderie among his crew, and Murphy, the Marine whose humour helped dull the pain of Furey's wounds. Nor will they soon forget the author's reflections on the fate that history held for him, his friends, and all those who came of age with him, or his stunning evocation of a period of great national change. "Going Back" provides a colorful and honest recollection of the war years and addresses such timeless themes as loyalty, humor, family, and profound loss. Charles Furey served in the U.S. Navy from August 1942 to September 1945. He lives in California.

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• Celý názov: Going Back
• Podnázov: A Navy Airman in the Pacific War
• Autor: Charles Furey
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Brožovaná
• Počet strán: 240
• EAN: 9780803269132
• ISBN: 0803269137
• ID: 04923993
• Nakladateľ: University of Nebraska Press
• Hmotnosť: 340 g
• Rozmery: 229 × 152 × 13 mm
• Dátum vydania: 01. December 2004

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