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This is the first book to be written about a group of remarkable men who left the wealth and comfort of America before the Second World War to volunteer for the most dangerous trade in the world. While the everlasting popularity of books and films about Bomber Command is self-evident, few people know there were any Americans flying with RAF Bomber Command. We follow the life stories and flying careers of 21 Americans who fought in the air war over Europe with the RAF's two premier Bomber Command squadrons - 9 and 617. Of these men of free will, 15 were killed in action.
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Gordon Thorburn has had thirty-five years' commercial writing experience including advertising/PR and journalism, and is the author of fourteen books. His most recent books include Bombers, first and last (Robson Books, 2006), and Men and Sheds (New Holland, 2002).
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Yanks in Bomber Command!
2010/8/21
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Prior to 7 December 1941, some Americans volunteered to fight the Axis, many enlisting to eventually serve in the Royal Air Force. NO NEED TO DIE follows the - sometimes brief - combat careers of 20-odd Americans who wound up in Bomber Command. Since Bomber Command suffered the heaviest losses of any major British command, NO NEED TO DIE is a sad litany of young men being killed in the defense of liberty.
Thorburn focuses on two Bomber Command units - 9 and 617 Squadrons - and the Americans who served in them from 1939 to 1945. The men hailed from California, Wisconsin, Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and other states. Many became pilots; others, aircrew. A precious few made it throught the prescribed tour of 30 missions. Most died somewhere along the way; one air gunner hailing from New Jersey dying on his first op! Aside from 617's Joe McCarthy, most were unknown rank-and-file fliers who carried out Arthur Harris' area bombing campaign.
Thorburn relates the stories - and backgrounds - of those men in a straightforward fashion, interweaving them with an overall portrait of Bomber Command at war. While NO NEED TO DIE tells a story that needed to be told, I had some problems with Thorburn's narrative. Some parts, especially transitions, were clumsily written. Several mistakes made me question how much he knows about the subject. Several times, for instance, Thorburn writes about Lanc pilots moving the joystick; Lancs had control wheels! He mentioned Messerschmitt/Dornier/Junker nightfighters with guns in their wings. All those a/c had nose-mounted armament. German nightfighter pilots are described attacking the Lanc's belly, aiming at the bomb-bay. Nachtjadgdfliger who wanted to survive the war NEVER aimed at the bomb-bay since the resulting explosion would probably destroy their aircraft as well.
In any case, NO NEED TO DIE spotlights an aspect of Bomber Command ops few are aware of. For whatever reasons, those 20-odd Americans - with names like Fox, Young, Buechler, Hannon, Newton, Walters and Ramey - went to war and, sadly, most - 15 out of 21! - paid the ultimate price. Thorburn's book stands as a tribute to those long-ago idealistic young men. Recommended.
Thorburn focuses on two Bomber Command units - 9 and 617 Squadrons - and the Americans who served in them from 1939 to 1945. The men hailed from California, Wisconsin, Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and other states. Many became pilots; others, aircrew. A precious few made it throught the prescribed tour of 30 missions. Most died somewhere along the way; one air gunner hailing from New Jersey dying on his first op! Aside from 617's Joe McCarthy, most were unknown rank-and-file fliers who carried out Arthur Harris' area bombing campaign.
Thorburn relates the stories - and backgrounds - of those men in a straightforward fashion, interweaving them with an overall portrait of Bomber Command at war. While NO NEED TO DIE tells a story that needed to be told, I had some problems with Thorburn's narrative. Some parts, especially transitions, were clumsily written. Several mistakes made me question how much he knows about the subject. Several times, for instance, Thorburn writes about Lanc pilots moving the joystick; Lancs had control wheels! He mentioned Messerschmitt/Dornier/Junker nightfighters with guns in their wings. All those a/c had nose-mounted armament. German nightfighter pilots are described attacking the Lanc's belly, aiming at the bomb-bay. Nachtjadgdfliger who wanted to survive the war NEVER aimed at the bomb-bay since the resulting explosion would probably destroy their aircraft as well.
In any case, NO NEED TO DIE spotlights an aspect of Bomber Command ops few are aware of. For whatever reasons, those 20-odd Americans - with names like Fox, Young, Buechler, Hannon, Newton, Walters and Ramey - went to war and, sadly, most - 15 out of 21! - paid the ultimate price. Thorburn's book stands as a tribute to those long-ago idealistic young men. Recommended.
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