{"product_id":"toms-war-james-t-hammond-9780595415397","title":"Tom's War: Flying with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force in Europe, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously exhilarating and terrifying, \u003ci\u003e Tom's War: Flying with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force in Europe, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the training and combat experiences of Thomas D. Hammond. Hammond, a child of the Great Depression, braved the flak-filled skies of Europe in 1944 as copilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress for the U.S. Army. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHammond represents tens of thousands of young Americans who were proud to risk their lives in the skies over Germany. Although Hammond came home, many did not, including two of his close friends. Hammond's son, author James T. Hammond, brilliantly immortalizes his father's wartime memories in \u003ci\u003eTom's War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTom's War\u003c\/i\u003e . is an excellent read. It is  a] comprehensive, well researched, and insightful documentation of the lives of several 8th Air Force flight crews, bringing home the hopes and despair of the airmen as they strive to destroy enemy targets and survive to finish a tour of combat and be the lucky ones to return safely to family and friends.\"-Eugene Fletcher, a former 95th Bomb Group combat pilot and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky Bastard Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James T. Hammond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595415393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595415397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"James T. Hammond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054488252671,"sku":"9780595415397","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3acfe28-373a-47cb-be34-938e38f76920.jpg?v=1685030255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toms-war-james-t-hammond-9780595415397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}