Terry D. (tmdaviss) - , reviewed One Man's War: The WWII Saga of Tommy LaMore on + 72 more book reviews
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If you have an interest in World War 2, this book should be on your list! It is an autobiography, co-written by Tommy LaMore about his hard-scrabble youth and aspirations in Texas right into his involvement in World War 2.
An automobile accident keeps Tommy from pilot training on the day before it was to begin. But he soon finds that this is not the only airplane job in the Army. Soon he becomes an armorer, teaches aerial gunnery, visits the Philippines just ahead of the Japanese, becomes a B17 gunner in England, joins the French Resistance, is held as a German POW -- and escapes, joins the Russian Army behind their lines and witnessed the Mongolian Horsemen made famous by Genghis Kahn as they kill Germans with swords and pistols, and helps to liberate a Concentration Camp.
As a true story, there are corroborating pictures, and post war reunions included. Be aware that many descriptions are graphic and honest. But there is a surprise ending. I highly recommend this book.
An automobile accident keeps Tommy from pilot training on the day before it was to begin. But he soon finds that this is not the only airplane job in the Army. Soon he becomes an armorer, teaches aerial gunnery, visits the Philippines just ahead of the Japanese, becomes a B17 gunner in England, joins the French Resistance, is held as a German POW -- and escapes, joins the Russian Army behind their lines and witnessed the Mongolian Horsemen made famous by Genghis Kahn as they kill Germans with swords and pistols, and helps to liberate a Concentration Camp.
As a true story, there are corroborating pictures, and post war reunions included. Be aware that many descriptions are graphic and honest. But there is a surprise ending. I highly recommend this book.
It is quickly apparent when reading this book that the co-author chose to chronicle LaMore's ordeal in the relatively plain, sweeping pace of recalling many events which occur over a significant period of time. The results, at times, have the effect of making the reader wish for a more vivid and detailed pace. However, LaMore's amazing story (so incredible that it reads like a novel) is well worth the read in any form.
