Steel Fortress: The Memoir of an American Airman in Europe, 1944

Name: Steel Fortress: The Memoir of an American Airman in Europe, 1944
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

Michael Sargent Martin

Feb 2014 · Abbott Press

5.0

7 reviews

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Steel Fortress is a story of survival, about a flyboy aboard a B-17 bomber who is catapulted into the extraordinary experience of flying the heavies in the never to be replicated arena of World War II air combat. He flies the gauntlet of Germanys defensive network in 1944, battling the demons of war in the European Theater and also in his mind. It is a commentary on the totality of the human experience of war, from the brutal realities of combat to the internal battle that goes on within each individual survivor.

On a cold February morning in 1944, Harold leaves his new bride at an Iowa train platform and embarks on a stark and riveting journey, where camaraderie is the key to survival, and loss is the lesson learned. Heroism combined with humanism drives this compelling saga of the human spirit at its most triumphant and most vulnerable. Steel Fortress joins ranks with the most poignant of commentaries on war; it is a story for the ages, and evidence of the universal spirit of man.

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5.0

7 reviews

David Alexander

June 27, 2022

I personally know Mike, his sisters, and have met his mother. What a ride and lasting remembrance of someone who meant so much to them. I remember, walking thru a B-17 with Mike and as he was telling me stories at each station in the plane the whole crowd touring stopped and followed us through. What a history lesson they were so fortunate to receive. I learned so much, more after reading his book. A great book and a great man!

A Google user

January 7, 2019

Magnificent book. I am in awe that these brave men continued on mission after mission!

Jon Cavallo

June 8, 2019

A good book for those interested in the European Air War and a man who was in the thick of it!

About the author

“The task of corroborating real-time events and dates with personal anecdotes from my father’s memories became the challenge connected with completing this novel. What he did that year when he was just twenty-three years old is remarkable.” This inaugural book by author, Michael Sargent Martin was written as a tribute to his father who passed away in 2008.

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