{"product_id":"lucky-to-be-here-jack-lyn-mcgettigan-9780645033519","title":"Lucky to be Here, Jack Bewes, 463 Lancaster Squadron","description":"\u003cp\u003eJack Bewes' story of war is seen through the eyes of the mates who flew Lancasters together from England to Germany and France and saw their best friends killed. There was the mate they celebrated with at the pub or the dance who did not return for breakfast, the uncertainty about the mate who did not reply to the letters written to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese carefree, fun-loving boys of about 22 used black humour and understatement to see them through their job of dropping bombs during the Second World War. They had to regard it as a job, a necessary one that involved the death of so many - enemies and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey came home as men - often misunderstood and labelled \"war neurotics\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Bewes shows the human face of this war through his diaries, his logbooks and his social anecdotes, his humour, through newspaper clippings and photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis daughter Lyn McGettigan honours and commemorates his service in this compilation of Jack's war-time papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyn McGettigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645033510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645033519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.33d","brand":"Lyn McGettigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483607937279,"sku":"9780645033519","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36c6f9e2-710f-427f-b11f-b972e5bdc430.jpg?v=1778039547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lucky-to-be-here-jack-lyn-mcgettigan-9780645033519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}