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Serenade to the Big Bird
Bert Stiles
After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert
Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he
was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on
November 26, 1944.
Stiles' book was written in the period between his two tours.
A rare glimpse of the war while it was being fought, Serenade to the
Big Bird portrays its tragedy, and specifically the loss to the world of
a fine, sensitive, talented writer who had only a short time to prove
his merit. He died at twenty-three.
Hardcover, 6 x 9, 144 pages, b/w photos.
$24.95
Bert Stiles
After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert
Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he
was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on
November 26, 1944.
Stiles' book was written in the period between his two tours.
A rare glimpse of the war while it was being fought, Serenade to the
Big Bird portrays its tragedy, and specifically the loss to the world of
a fine, sensitive, talented writer who had only a short time to prove
his merit. He died at twenty-three.
Hardcover, 6 x 9, 144 pages, b/w photos.
$24.95
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