Tailspin Tailspin

Tailspin

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Publisher Description

World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war, including a six-hundred-mile death march in 1945 across Central Europe.

When Gene returned home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. His nine children knew little of their dad's war story. But when John, a young history teacher, learns of Gene's amazing fall, he's desperate to learn more. Finally, Gene agrees.

So begins a series of "Thursdays with Gene" interviews. Gene, nearing his ninetieth birthday, recounts incredible tales. But John has no idea what wounds he's reopening. Gene's nightmares and grief return. But both men persevere, bonded by their close and growing friendship.

As the interviews go on, John faces an ordeal of his own. His wife is fighting brain cancer. What will happen to his wife and his two young children? John must continue uncovering Gene's story of survival as he himself confronts the greatest trial of his life.

Tailspin is more than a war story. It's a story of two men's separate journeys confronting trauma and loss. It's a story of resilience and hope.

GENRE
History
NARRATOR
BP
Brandon Pollock
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
11:56
hr min
RELEASED
2022
November 1
PUBLISHER
Tantor Media, Inc
SIZE
549.4
MB

Customer Reviews

little maiden ,

Tailspin

Great story about courage, survival and life after service. What horrific conditions our POW’s endured. Well done how John wrote about his wife’s struggle with cancer creating two lasting tributes to hero’s he knew so well. Thank you for sharing.
Peter

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