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Byron's War: I Never Will Be Young Again [Hardcover]

Byron Lane (Author), C. C. Dickinson (Editor)
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October 1, 1997
Taken from over 300 letters and journal entries, written between 1942 and 1945, this coming-of-age story vividly depicts the daily life and awesome responsibilities of one young Air Force lieutenant as he leads strategic bombing missions over Nazi Germany. Written while it was happening, Byron's War provides time-capsule-like insight into a critical period in American history.

"The author's day to day account takes the reader through enlistment, training, combat, and finally to kissing the ground after completing his final mission. He may come across at times as a brash, cocky young kid --one of the best. But, at the same time, he admits to making his share of dumb mistakes, both in training and in combat --and the truly honest admission of being damned scared at times in combat. His writing style is reminiscent of one of the best-selling wartime books, See Here, Private Hargrove, which was also a good read." -Reprinted from the Foreword written by Glenn Houghton

Byron's War will be of interest to anyone involved, directly or indirectly, with the Army Air Force in WWII. And, to all those who are interested in the air war, it provides an excellent insight into what went on back then


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About the Author

Byron Lane is an international management consultant and a Professor of Management. He has authored two books on business management. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational psychology and had multiple careers that include entrepreneur, CEO of a national company, professor of management, and writer. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on his 18th birthday and was later commissioned a 2nd lieutenant as a bombardier on a B-24 bomber. He flew over 30 missions over Germany during WW II.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 298 pages
  • Publisher: Hellgate Press; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1555714021
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555714024
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,095,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A VIEW FROM ON HIGH, September 2, 2000
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Dan Chasman (Laguna Woods, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Byron's War: I Never Will Be Young Again (Hardcover)
Of the many books inspired by World War II, Byron Lane's personal document of his experience as a bombardier in that awesome event is the most moving, as well as the most enjoyable, account I have read. Seeing the war through the eyes of an excited and often bewildered teenager, suddenly thrust into a dangerous adult world, gave me a vicarious experience that brought that world to life.

Byron's almost daily letters to his family, along with his journal entries, terrified the parent in me; gave me a new perspective of what I always considered my reckless youth; made me laugh at exploits that took daring, imagination, and wit; and made me cry over their youthful earnestness, bravado, and self-doubt.

Lane has supplemented his personal document with vignettes of the war years that helps make that era come alive.

Perhaps most remarkable is the sensitivity, the insight, and the skill this writer manifested when he was only eighteen and nineteen years old.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A VIEW FROM ON HIGH, September 2, 2000
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Dan Chasman (Laguna Woods, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Byron's War: I Never Will Be Young Again (Hardcover)
Of the many books inspired by World War II, Byron Lane's personal document of his experience as a bombardier in that awesome event is the most moving, as well as the most enjoyable, account I have read. Seeing the war through the eyes of an excited and often bewildered teenager, suddenly thrust into a dangerous adult world, gave me a vicarious experience that brought that world to life.

Byron's almost daily letters to his family, along with his journal entries, terrified the parent in me; gave me a new perspective of what I always considered my reckless youth; made me laugh at exploits that took daring, imagination, and wit; and made me cry over their youthful earnestness, bravado, and self-doubt.

Lane has supplemented his personal document with vignettes of the war years that helps make that era come alive.

Perhaps most remarkable is the sensitivity, the insight, and the skill this writer manifested when he was only eighteen and nineteen years old.

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Sitting in my home office with a television, fax machine and computer keeping me in instant touch with the world, I struggle to bring up the image of America as it was over half a century ago - an America when the only medium of mass communication was the radio. Read the first page
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