Rating: 
Summary: Very Perceptive
Review: This is undoubtedly the best of the modern nonfiction books about World War II bomber life to have been written by someone who wasn't there. The author did an outstanding job of researching the events leading up to his uncle's death and out his knowledge of German to good use to determine the actual circumstances under which he died. While this is a great detective story, WINGS OF MORNING is also an excellent venue for allowing the uninitiated to understand the details of the life of a military flight crew, particular those who flew heavy bombers in World War II.Sam McGowan
Author, "The Cave", a novel of the Vietnam War
Rating:
Summary: Yes, I cried.
Review: What a visceral impact Tom Childers' Wings of Morning had on me. Unable to put the book down, I read it in two days. Not only does the author vividly describe the training and every day life of a WWII bomber crew, he also makes you feel like Goodner's family, anxiously awaiting the next letter. Not wanting to give away the results of a frantic search to find out what happened to this crew after being shot down over Germany, let me suggest that you buy the book, curl up in your chair, and read as one hell of a story unfolds. Next to Guy Sajer's "The Forgotten Soldier", you'll have a hard time finding a better account of the war and the men who fought it. As an aside, Professor Childers has a superb course on WWII available through the Teaching Company. And I encourage all of you to seek it out as well.
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