Tailspin
(Book)
Author:
Published:
Waukesha, WI : Ten 16 Press, [2022].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
421 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
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Description
A rookie social studies teacher overhears a conversation about a World War II tail gunner who survived a four-mile fall from the sky. It turns out the tail gunner, Gene Moran, lives just a few miles up the road. The teacher, John Armbruster, will have to wait sixteen years to hear this story. That's nothing. Gene's children waited six decades. When the elderly Gene finally shares his saga, John has no idea of the wounds he's reopening. Stories of burning bomber planes cartwheeling through the German sky and mortally wounded friends screaming for help are only the beginning. Gene reluctantly gives up memories of his transport on a hell ship and his six-hundred-mile forced march in 1945 as Central Europe becomes a continent of death. As John records three years of interviews with Gene, his wife, Carmen, fights her own war against cancer. Carmen loses this battle. John must continue uncovering Gene's story of survival and struggle as he himself confronts life as a grieving single father to two young sons.Tailspin is more than a war story. It's a story of two men's separate journeys confronting extraordinary grief and loss. It's a story of resilience.
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781645383147, 1645383148, 9781645383154, 1645383156
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a six-hundred-mile death march in 1945 across Central Europe. When Gene returned home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. His nine children knew little of their dad's war story. But when John, a young history teacher, learns of Gene's amazing fall, he's desperate to learn more. Finally, Gene agrees. So begins a series of "Thursdays with Gene" interviews. Gene, nearing his ninetieth birthday, recounts incredible tales. But John has no idea what wounds he's reopening. Gene's nightmares and grief return. But both men persevere, bonded by their close and growing friendship. As the interviews go on, John faces an ordeal of his own. His wife is fighting brain cancer. What will happen to his wife and his two young children? John must continue uncovering Gene's story of survival as he himself confronts the greatest trial of his life. Tailspin is more than a war story. It's a story of two men's separate journeys confronting trauma and loss. It's a story of resilience and hope" --,Publisher's description.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Armbruster, J. (2022). Tailspin. First edition. Waukesha, WI, Ten 16 Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Armbruster, John. 2022. Tailspin. Waukesha, WI, Ten 16 Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Armbruster, John, Tailspin. Waukesha, WI, Ten 16 Press, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Armbruster, John. Tailspin. First edition. Waukesha, WI, Ten 16 Press, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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