{"product_id":"and-some-fell-on-stony-leslie-mann-9781848317208","title":"And Some Fell on Stony Ground: A Day in the Life of an RAF Bomber Pilot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique glimpse of the deadliest profession of the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn June 1941, Flight Sergeant Leslie Mann, a tail gunner in a British bomber, was shot down over Du?sseldorf and taken into captivity. After the war, wanting to record the experiences of the RAF's 'Bomber Boys', he gave voice to his private thoughts and feelings in a short novella, uncovered only after his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisceral, shocking and unglamorous, this compelling story transmits as rarely before the horrors of aerial warfare, the corrosive effects of fear, and the psychological torment of the young men involved. The sights, sounds, smells, and above all the emotional strain are intensely evoked with a novelist's skill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Some Fell on Stony Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is introduced by historian Richard Overy, author of the acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bombing War\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848317204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848317208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Leslie Mann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48445809066239,"sku":"9781848317208","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5017678c-d7ec-402a-a87a-2779c443a957.jpg?v=1777220793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-some-fell-on-stony-leslie-mann-9781848317208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}