Purchase "Looking Back A Tailgunners View of WWII"
If you would like a signed copy of the book, contact Dale via email. Dale sells the hardback for $27, including mailer and postage. The softbound is $19, including postage and mailer.
Purchase directly from the publisher, AuthorHouse.com.
Paperback, ISBN: 9781414008165
Hardcover with Dust Jacket, ISBN: 9781414008158
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Paperback
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Copies can also be purchased by placing an order with any bookstore chain such as Borders.
Purchase directly from the publisher, AuthorHouse.com.
Paperback, ISBN: 9781414008165
Hardcover with Dust Jacket, ISBN: 9781414008158
Purchase from Amazon.com
Barnes&Noble.com:
Paperback
Hardcover
Copies can also be purchased by placing an order with any bookstore chain such as Borders.
Looking Back: A Tail Gunner''s View of WWII is the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic story of the author's service in the US Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945. S/Sgt. VanBlair was tail gunner with a B-24 crew and flew missions over Europe from December 1942 until April 1944. Written to honor the memory of his crew, the book is especially dedicated to Albert Spadafora, his friend who was more like a brother. You'll share his grief when Albert is killed, his anxious moments as he flies through the flak-filled skies over Berlin and watches German fighters gang up on lagging B-24s, the sadness of seeing the empty beds of men whose planes are lost. The climax of the book is his account of the crew's last mission, when they lead a formation to Berlin. Hit hard by flak and fighters, they ditch in the North Sea with the loss of five men. You''ll be caught up in his description of the ditching, his struggle to escape the wreckage, and his thoughts as he floats for an hour in the icy-cold water while realizing that his chances of survival are slim.
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Beeb and Billye Staff, Vandalia, IL
"I have just read your book and would like to say how much I enjoyed it. I picked it up on Saturday and couldn't put it down. It was absolutely compelling reading."
Alexander Jay, England
"I just wanted to say how much I appreciate it that you took the time to put your experience on paper. . . . I was amazed at how you managed to cheat death time and time again. . . . One of the Metro Link trains is carrying some of my tears that I shed while reading about the unfortunate early death of your friend Shorty."
Brent Kohlenberger, Belleville, IL
