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An Emotional Gauntlet From Life in Peacetime America to the War in European Skies Stuart J. Wright Terrace Books " An Emotional Gauntlet is as fresh as the smell of 100 octane on a crisp morning. Stuart J. Wright brings freshness to his topic that we thought had been burned away in the 1950s and 1960s. This is good stuff! READ IT AND ENJOY!”—John Brennan, 8th Air Force Historical Society, Massachusetts Chapter Stuart J. Wright tells the gripping story of a World War II American aircrew of the 453rd Bomb Group serving under Operations Officer Major James Stewart (the Hollywood movie star) and flying missions from England in a B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed Corky. In recounting the harrowing conditions and horrors of bombing missions over Europe, An Emotional Gauntlet emphasizes the relationships among the crew and the spirit these men shared.             In this true account based on years of research and correspondence with crewmembers and their families, Wright adds a dimension rarely explored in other World War II narratives, beginning the chronicle during peacetime and introducing the crewmen as civilians—kids during the 1920s. An Emotional Gauntlet follows the men as they mature through the years of the Great Depression to face a world at war: the Chinese American air gunner hoped to serve in the U.S. Army Air Force to fight against the Japanese invaders of his homeland; the Jewish navigator felt compelled to join the battle against Nazi Germany. “A superb piece of research that relates the crew’s lives not just as airmen but paints the backdrop to their lives in an era and age leading into the maelstrom of war. An Emotional Gauntlet skillfully weaves the fortunes and misfortunes of one crew into a vast tapestry in a manner that makes the whole pattern understandable.”—Ian McLachlan, author of Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories “Filled with humor, chaos, horror, and tragedy.”—Harriett Gustason, Freeport Journal-Standard Stuart J. Wright was born and raised in Norfolk, England—surrounded by the remains of former American air bases of World War II that dotted the countryside and inspired this, his first book. He has lived in London since 1990. Research for his second book has so far taken him across the United States and to Canada, Australia, China, and Tibet. For pdf copy of our flyer, with more information about Stuart Wright's An Emotional Gauntlet, click on Wright pdf. For a full text version of this flyer, click on Wright flyer full text For our presskit with more reviews, photos and other information about Stuart Wright's An Emotional Gauntlet, click on Wright press kit. For additional publicity information contact our publicity manager, phone: (608) 263-0734, email: publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu

First Paperback Edition May 2008 LC: 2004005375 D 368 pp.  7 x 10 100 b/w photos, 8 maps, 1 drawing ISBN-13: 978-0-299-20524-9 Paper $24.95 t The cloth edition is available ISBN-13: 978-0-299-20524-9 Cloth $35.00 t The UW Press Terrace edition is not for sale in the United Kingdom, the traditional British Commonwealth—excluding Canada—and is not for sale in Europe. This book is copublished with Pen and Sword, UK, and is available through them in the UK, the traditional British Commonwealth, and Europe. To order, you can accumulate titles in the Shopping Cart by clicking on the bulleted lines below. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with MasterCard or Visa. Click here for further explanation of shopping cart feature. Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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