Unsung Eagles Audiobook Summary
The nearly half-million American air crewmen who served during World War II have almost disappeared. And so have their stories.
Award-winning writer and former fighter pilot Jay A. Stout uses Unsung Eagles to save an exciting collection of those accounts from oblivion. These are not rehashed tales from the hoary icons of the war. Rather, they are stories from the masses of largely unrecognized men who–in the aggregate–actually won it. They are the recollections of your Uncle Frank who shared them only after having enjoyed a beer, of your old girlfriend’s grandfather who passed away about the same time she dumped you, and of the craggy guy who ran the town’s salvage yard, a dusty, fly-specked B-24 model hung over the counter. These are “everyman” accounts that are important but fast disappearing.
Ray Crandall describes how he was nearly knocked into the Pacific Ocean by a heavy cruiser’s main battery during the second battle of the Philippine Sea. Jesse Barker, a displaced dive-bomber pilot, tells of dodging naval bombardments in the stinking mud of Guadalcanal. Bob Popeney relates how his friend and fellow A-20 pilot was blown out of formation by German anti-aircraft fire: “I could see the inside of the airplane–and I could see Nordstrom’s eyes. He looked confused … and then immediately he flipped up and went tumbling down.”
The combat careers of twenty-two different pilots from all the services are captured in this crisply written book that captivates the listener not only as an engaging oral history but also by putting personal context into the great air battles of World War II.
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Unsung Eagles Audiobook Narrator
Traber Burns is the narrator of Unsung Eagles audiobook that was written by Jay A. Stout
Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.
About the Author(s) of Unsung Eagles
Jay A. Stout is the author of Unsung Eagles
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Unsung Eagles Full Details
Narrator | Traber Burns |
Length | 11 hours 28 minutes |
Author | Jay A. Stout |
Category | |
Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
Release date | April 19, 2024 |
ISBN | 9781665040020 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Unsung Eagles is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is History, Military, World War II
Additional info
The publisher of the Unsung Eagles is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781665040020.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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