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Title: I Always Wanted to Fly: America's Cold War Airmen by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel, Ken Hechler ISBN: 1-57806-399-X Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wolfgang Samuel does it again!
Comment: Wolfgang Samuel does it again... After penning German Boy, a book relating his own experiences as a German youth fighting for survival at the end of WWII, Samuel examines the post-World War II Cold War through the eyes of American air force flyers. As a reader, I found it refreshing that throughout the book Samuel allowed military aviators to tell their own stories. But more importantly, he puts the events and activities into historical context so that readers who are not steeped in the history of the time understand the critical importance of the Cold War air effort documented by him. Early on, we hear American flyers saying "I Always Wanted to Fly" but I found the stories to be about commitment, motivation, dedication and the determined fight for the very freedoms we enjoy everyday. This book is a must read for history buffs and an adventurous, exciting and engaging work for any reader interested in the Cold War.
Rating: 5
Summary: Spy Flights of the Cold War
Comment: In this extraordinary book you learn what it cost America to maintain our freedom - the many lives lost of airmen who flew what they called reconnaissance against the Soviet Union and Communist China. I never knew much about this secret war. Well, I Always Wanted to Fly, tells you all about those brave men who flew the RB-45 and the RB-47 in the coldest years of the Cold War. It tells you about the picture takers and those who gathered the electronic intelligence. At times their cold war flights got pretty hot. Samuel takes you along on one of those missions high over the Barents Sea, lets you experience what Hal Austin and his crew felt when they turned south, heading for Archangelsk. I admire those men and Samuel told their story beautifully. This is a book you don't want to miss if you have any interest in Cold War reconnaissance. I call them spy flights.
Rating: 5
Summary: I Always Wanted to Fly
Comment: Another outstanding book by Wolfgang Samuel as he presents another facet of history in way it always needed to be told. We tend to look at history from the perspective of those who shape history - the politicians and statesmen, but here we see it from the perspective of those who make history - the military, as they go about doing their job. So eloquently written that the reader can't help but feel like being along on the mission as part of the crew - exciting, frightening and an unforgetable experience. The author has made it possible for the general public to get a taste of the airmen's world and to look behind the scenes of the many battles and wars fought since the end of World War 11. It makes one proud and appreciative of our Cold War Airmen, and thankful to them for a job well done. Highly recommend this book, as it's an eye opener for anyone who wants to know what has been going on during the last fifty five years.
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Title: German Boy: A Child in War by Wolfgang Samuel ISBN: 0767908244 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The War of Our Childhood: Memories of World War II by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel ISBN: 1578064821 Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi (Trd) Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: By Any Means Necessary: America's Heroes Flying Secret Missions in a Hostile World by William E. Burrows ISBN: 0452283590 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: By Any Means Necessary: America's Secret Air War in the Cold War by William Burrows ISBN: B0000C7BMY Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: When Thunder Rolled: An F-105 Pilot Over North Vietnam by Ed Rasimus ISBN: 1588341038 Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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