Elmer bendiner's book the fall of fortoresse 2017

Army air corps navigator who flew in the nose of b17 flying fortresses during world war two and this is his memoir. In todays video, i talk about my favorite books that ive read in 2017. This small, wise book, written with elegant simplicity, makes the reader see. That was typical, but on this particular occasion our gas tanks were hit.

A personal account of the most daring, and deadly, american air battles of world war ii first edition by elmer bendiner isbn. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 citation needed was an american writer and journalist bendiner was born in pittsburgh to william bendiner, a businessman, and lillian maiden. Army air corps navigator who flew in the nose of b17 flying. The fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner, and a note found. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. After the war, he worked for esquire, then for a series of medical publications, and wrote a number of books.

Fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner a highquality wwii memoir. The fall of fortresses would be well worth reading as a personal account alone, but it is much more. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 citation needed was an american writer and journalist bendiner was born in pittsburgh to william bendiner, a businessman, and lillian maiden name schwartz. Military lieutenant colonel pilot 379th bomb group assigned to 527bs, 379bg, 8af usaaf. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 was an american writer and. He tells the story of a bombing run over kassel, germany, and the unexpected result of a direct hit on their gas tanks.

Bendiner was not a famous pilot like guy gibson enemy coast ahead he was a navigator who managed to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When my daddy went to war mystery of unexploded shells. Growing up jewish in an appalachian environment where the ku klux klan was influential and jews, catholics, and the very few blacks on the. Bendiner was born in pittsburgh to william bendiner, a businessman, and lillian maiden name schwartz. A personal account of one of the most daring and deadly air battles of the second world war bendiner, elmer on. Looking back, authornavigator bendiner tautly interweaves an account of.

A personal account of one of the most daring and deadly air battles of the second world war. I would have given this potentially superb story five stars, but author bendiner shot down that possibility for several reasons. The magazine was forced to suspend print publication in 20, but a group of volunteers saved the archives and relaunched it in digital form in 2017. The book is now out of print but the team was able to acquire a used copy at. Elmer bendiner february 11, 1916 september 16, 2001 citation needed was an american writer and journalist. This account was written in a book by elmer bendiner called the fall of fortresses. Find the fall of fortresses by bendiner, elmer at biblio. Bendiner weaves a tale of his life during those times, using a rambling style of writing in which a dozen metaphors or more i liked the fall of fortresses and i liked it a lot. May 12, 1980 looking back, authornavigator bendiner tautly interweaves an account of his experiences aboard a ww ii b17 with a reappraisal of the allied decision to bomb schweinfurt in 1943. By carolyn bowden sometimes, its not really just luck. A salute to our veterans and the friends they never met the. Fall of fortresses paperback may 12, 1980 by elmer bendiner author visit amazons elmer bendiner page. The story, as written in the circulating erumor below, is a paraphrasing of an actual account given by world war 2 war veteran elmer bendiner in his book the fall of fortresses.

Our b17, the tondelayo, was barraged by flak from nazi antiaircraft guns. An american world war ii b17 aircraft navigator, elmer bendiner from pittsburg, pennsylvania, wrote a book called the fall of fortresses. The fall of fortresses by elmer bendiner goodreads. Among his betterknown works are the rise and fall of paradise a history of alandalus, a time for angels.