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Jimmy Stewart : Bomber Pilot Hardcover Starr Smith
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- Publication Name
- Quarto Publishing Group USA
- ISBN
- 9780760321997
- Book Title
- Jimmy Stewart : Bomber Pilot
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing Group USA
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / United States, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Historical
- Item Width
- 5.8in
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private on guard duty south of San Francisco at the Army Air Corps Moffet Field. Seeing war on the horizon, Jimmy Stewart, at the height of his fame after Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and his Oscar-winning turn in The Phadelphia Story in 1940 , had enlisted several months earlier. Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot chronicles his long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat. Author Starr Smith, the intelligence officer assigned to the movie star, recounts how Stewart's first battles were with the Air Corps high command, who insisted on keeping the naturally talented pilot out of harm's way as an instructor pilot for B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators. By 1944, however, Stewart managed to get assigned to a Liberator squadron that was deploying to England to join the mighty Eighth Air Force. Once in the thick of it, he rose to command his own squadron and flew twenty combat missions, including one to Berlin. "My father would feel honored by this book." --Kelly Stewart Harcourt, daughter of Jimmy Stewart "We would have made Jimmy a group commander equivalent to an army regiment] if the war had lasted another month." - General Jimmy Doolittle. "An excellent biography of a distinguished airman and fine human being." - Roger Freeman, author of The Mighty Eighth: A History of the U.S. 8th Air Force . "How wonderful it is that Starr Smith has finally directed a literary light on the personal history of Jimmy Stewart. . . . I welcomed Starr's book. It is needed and wanted. Bravo " - Gay Talese. "This is a very well researched and written book. . . . It fills a place in history about no mere actor but a courageous and selfless man, Brigadier General Jimmy Stewart, USAF." - General Michael E. Ryan, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force. "I have met a few movie stars, but of them all, I think that Jimmy Stewart was most like those modest heroes he portrayed. Now journalist Starr Smith has raised the curtain on Stewart's gallant service as a bomber pilot and air combat commander in World War II." --Walter Cronkite, from the Foreword
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Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-10
076032199x
ISBN-13
9780760321997
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038795447
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jimmy Stewart : Bomber Pilot
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / United States, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Historical
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D790.22 8th.S65 2005
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
MontgomeryAdvertiser,July 31, 2005(circ. 60,000) "The book is an easy and compelling read … Smith has told an important story and told it extremely well. He has done an exemplary job of telling the other side of Stewart's remarkable life and his devotion to 'duty, honor and country.' Far more than a tribute to Stewart, Smith has given us a window on what patriotism is all about. It is a timely chronicle.", Montgomery Advertiser “The book is an easy and compelling read & Smith has told an important story and told it extremely well. He has done an exemplary job of telling the other side of Stewart’s remarkable life and his devotion to ‘duty, honor and country.’ Far more than a tribute to Stewart, Smith has given us a window on what patriotism is all about. It is a timely chronicle.� St. Croix Review, October/Nov. 2006 “&this is an important book that should be on the reading list of all officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and cadets or midshipmen in all of the armed services.�, Montgomery Advertiser "The book is an easy and compelling read … Smith has told an important story and told it extremely well. He has done an exemplary job of telling the other side of Stewart's remarkable life and his devotion to 'duty, honor and country.' Far more than a tribute to Stewart, Smith has given us a window on what patriotism is all about. It is a timely chronicle." St. Croix Review, October/Nov. 2006 "…this is an important book that should be on the reading list of all officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and cadets or midshipmen in all of the armed services.", Cincinnati Post, May 29, 2006 “The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some salacious expose of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other.� Evergreen Quarterly, April 2006 “&an engrossing tribute that is as well-written as it is well-deserved.�, Cincinnati Post,May 29, 2006 "The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some salacious expose' of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other." Evergreen Quarterly,April 2006 "…an engrossing tribute that is as well-written as it is well-deserved.", Military Trader , August 2006 "Starr Smith has written a colorful and detailed account of Jimmy Stewart's air force service that illuminates a sometimes overlooked facet of one of America's most beloved actors." Cybermodeler Online, July 2006 " Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot is a well-written book that will provide a unique look into some operation history and the characteristics of a quiet man that is an icon of a true American hero. This title is highly recommended!", Cincinnati Post, May 29, 2006 "The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some salacious expose of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other." Evergreen Quarterly, April 2006 "…an engrossing tribute that is as well-written as it is well-deserved.", Cincinnati Post, May 29, 2006 "The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some salacious expose of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other." Evergreen Quarterly, April 2006 "...an engrossing tribute that is as well-written as it is well-deserved.", Military Trader , August 2006 “Starr Smith has written a colorful and detailed account of Jimmy Stewart’s air force service that illuminates a sometimes overlooked facet of one of America’s most beloved actors.� Cybermodeler Online, July 2006 “ Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot is a well-written book that will provide a unique look into some operation history and the characteristics of a quiet man that is an icon of a true American hero. This title is highly recommended!�, Montgomery Advertiser "The book is an easy and compelling read … Smith has told an important story and told it extremely well. He has done an exemplary job of telling the other side of Stewart's remarkable life and his devotion to 'duty, honor and country.' Far more than a tribute to Stewart, Smith has given us a window on what patriotism is all about. It is a timely chronicle." St.Croix Review,October/Nov. 2006 "…this is an important book that should be on the reading list of all officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and cadets or midshipmen in all of the armed services.", Montgomery Advertiser "The book is an easy and compelling read ... Smith has told an important story and told it extremely well. He has done an exemplary job of telling the other side of Stewart's remarkable life and his devotion to 'duty, honor and country.' Far more than a tribute to Stewart, Smith has given us a window on what patriotism is all about. It is a timely chronicle." St. Croix Review, October/Nov. 2006 "...this is an important book that should be on the reading list of all officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and cadets or midshipmen in all of the armed services.", CincinnatiPost "The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some 'salacious expose' of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other. "James Maitland Stewart was in many ways an enigma. The most personable of the men in public life, he was also among the most reserved. Often generous with his time for good causes, he was also intensely private about himself and his family. We see both of those sides of Jimmy Stewart in this book.", CincinnatiPost,May 29, 2006(circ.: 30,951) "The reader looking for stories about Jimmy Stewart's remarkable movie career will not find them here. Likewise, the reader looking for some 'salacious expose' of Mr. Stewart's private life will search for it in vain in Mr. Smith's book. What you will find is a first-rate and first-hand account of a chapter in Jimmy Stewart's life about which little has been written. This was a Jimmy Stewart very few people knew, and yet it was a time that, by his own admission, had more impact on his life than any other. "James Maitland Stewart was in many ways an enigma. The most personable of the men in public life, he was also among the most reserved. Often generous with his time for good causes, he was also intensely private about himself and his family. We see both of those sides of Jimmy Stewart in this book.", Military Trader, August 2006 "Starr Smith has written a colorful and detailed account of Jimmy Stewart's air force service that illuminates a sometimes overlooked facet of one of America's most beloved actors." Cybermodeler Online, July 2006 "Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilotis a well-written book that will provide a unique look into some operation history and the characteristics of a quiet man that is an icon of a true American hero. This title is highly recommended!"
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2005-041450
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973/092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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