Feb. 27, 2012 -
PRLog -- It is not generally realized just how many young Americans volunteered for the Canadian and British armed forces long before the USA was itself forced into World War II. There were literally thousands of them, and the best known were the pilots who joined the RCAF and RAF. Eleven of them fought in the Battle of Britain and two hundred and forty four served in the three Eagle Squadrons, which were RAF fighter squadrons composed of American volunteers. More than one third of these pilots did not survive the war. This book tells the story of two fictional American college students who are amateur pilots and they volunteer for the RAF just prior to the French collapse in June 1940. To preserve as much historical accuracy as possible, the author puts them into real units and surrounds them with real people. Almost all the actions described actually occurred at the place and on the date used in the book. David, the main character, becomes romantically involved with a young English WAAF officer whom he meets one night in a London theater. David's father, a professor of history and veteran of "The Great War," enlists in the US Army Air Force and serves as a staff officer, reaching the rank of Colonel. He also becomes involved in the higher direction of the war, which allows the author to bring in some stories from the rather controversial Allied strategic bombing campaign and the latter stage of the ground war, thus highlighting some of the acrimonious relations between our military leaders. One is reminded of George Bernard Shaw's statement that the British and Americans are two peoples divided by a common language.
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