{"product_id":"alone-unarmed-john-r-bayer-9781546810261","title":"Alone \u0026 Unarmed: An Army Pilot Sharing the Skies with Artillery Fire in WWII Italy","description":"EXPANDED AND REVISED 2017 Edition. Over 110 illustrations and photographs; this new edition includes 90 more illustrations than the 2005 book.ALONE AND UNARMED is the story of a lone US Army Liaison Pilot, Staff Sergeant Ernest Kowalik, flying the military's version of the 65-hp Piper \"Cub\", during the Italian Campaign in WWII. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlying without an Observer, because he was the \"spare\" pilot for the 88th Division Artillery HQ Battalion, Kowalik actually flew more than twice the average number of sorties and hours than the typical division Liaison Pilot, often at dangerously low altitudes.Artillery spotting and scouting for the 88th Infantry \"Blue Devil\" Division, he saw a wide variety of action, from destroying large enemy guns and rescuing supply caravans from ambush, to making possible several significant breakthroughs of enemy lines. Join Staff Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Kowalik as he relives significant episodes of the world's struggle for freedom in that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDirecting artillery fire from an unarmed, unarmored light aircraft was surely one of the most dangerous tasks performed on a daily basis during World War II. Flying from rough, unimproved airstrips, often within range of enemy shellfire, added to the perils faced by Field Artillery pilots, as did the ever present threat of bad weather. Such operations are covered in graphic detail by Ernest Kowalik, whose \"Alone and Unarmed\" is a welcome addition to the small number of books on a little known aspect of WWII.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e KEN WAKEFIELD, author of \u003ci\u003eLightplanes at War, The Flying Grasshoppers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLuftwaffe Encore\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Editor\/Continuation edition: John R. Bayer worked with Mr. Kowalik to reprint his 1968 memoirs in 2005.\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Ernest's passing, he was given permission by Ernest's children to reprint his memoirs.John has an extensive background in history and freelance writing, and an MA with an emphasis in screenwriting from the State University of New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John R. Bayer, Ernest E. Kowalik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546810269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546810261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d","brand":"John R. Bayer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522548789503,"sku":"9781546810261","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dac36efc-bce5-46f8-9419-b64f1ee8460f.jpg?v=1700157831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alone-unarmed-john-r-bayer-9781546810261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}