A memoir of Colonel (Retired) Reo Clinton Trail by Martha Bothwell Trail. Col. Reo Trail was nineteen years old and fresh from his family s Wyoming ranch when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, which was rapidly engulfed in WWII. From the his start as an enlisted man, Reo quickly advanced into an officer s career marked by his skill as a pilot flying troop carriers, dropping paratroopers, ammunition, and supplies behind enemy lines. This book is told as a series of essays, including many contributions by Col. Trail, who had a lively and extensive contact with a number of famous personalities: General Carl A. Tooey Spaatz of the 12th Air Force, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Jimmy Doolittle, General Hap Arnold, General Hoyt Vandenberg, General George Patton, W. Averill Harriman, US Ambassador to Russia, Bob Hope, Wernher Von Braun, Col. Jock Whitney, General Ira C. Eaker, General Westover, President Harry Truman, Field Marshall Jan Smuts, Chuck Yager, Robert "I came up the hard way" Uhrig, During the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, Reo was the commander at Phu Cat Air Force Base in South Vietnam. Includes "Ode to a C-47", written by Col. Trail, as published in the Stars and Stripes.

______________ It can take a lifetime to heal the wounds of war 'Brings history to life' Guardian ______________ Edward Enderby has never spoken about being an RAF fighter pilot. But fifty years after the greatest conflict the world has ever seen, he must finally confront the memories he has tried so hard to forget. From the bright skies over England in 1941, through the dark days of the Siege of Malta, to a bitter partisan struggle in Italy, his takes a momentous journey that will change him forever. And despite the damage the war has wrought, Edward has one last chance to save himself from his past…

A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.

Sub-titled: The World War II Memoir of a Lightning Recon Pilot. From induction into the USAAF, through training and then into combat flying the F-5, the photo reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Follis recounts his many experiences getting and wearing the coveted "silver wings" of a pilot-including being chased over the Alps by two Meesserschmitt Me 262 jet fighters. With photos of the author, his fellow pilots and the aircraft they flew. Contents: Prelude; The Big Day Arrives and I'm Off to War-Almost; College Boy Again; An Aviation Cadet-At Last!; Into the Air; Flying the Vultee "Vibrator" and the "Bamboo Bomber"; The B-25-A Real Warbird; The Role of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Winning World War II and the Contribution of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance; Across the Atlantic in a Wartime Convoy; Going in Harm's Way; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Conclusion; Where Are They Now?; What Has Happened to the Various Military Bases? 37 photos, 4 illustrations, 1 map.

When Gabriel's young daughter contracts a deadly illness, the only way to save her life is to catch a faerie. However, he never expected her to be so kind or so beautiful. Lorella has been wary of humans her whole life, knowing them to be cruel and selfish in their quest for riches or renown. But when she's captured by a human who defies all expectations, her view of their kind can't help but shift into something completely foreign. With a journey fraught with danger, heartache, and blossoming feelings, will they be able to heal his daughter in time? Or will they lose everything they hold dear when the possible becomes impossible?