Mark T. (stlmark) reviewed on 9/5/2018 + 3 more book reviews

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Bob Greene is an accomplished human-interest writer, and this book is a splendid example of his work. My impression of this book was that it could be broken down into 3 parts: (1) A heartbreaking account of his father's slow demise. (2) A rendition of the audiotapes that his father, a World War II veteran, left for him that detailed his youth and wartime experiences. (3) Green's interviews of Gen. Paul Tibbets, USAF (Ret), who piloted the "Enola Gay" bomber (named after his mother) that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The book gives the reader amazing insights into the minds of the so-called "Greatest Generation" (Great Depression/WW II era) that you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. It is a fascinating and very readable book.

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