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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A VIEW FROM ON HIGH,
By 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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A VIEW FROM ON HIGH,
By 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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Byron's War: I Never Will Be Young Again by Byron Lane (Hardcover - October 1, 1997)
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