description: When Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene was summoned back to his hometown of Hamilton, Ohio, to tend to his dying father, a World War II vet, he befriended and interviewed local legend Paul Tibbets, the pilot and mastermind of the Enola Gay mission. Now 84, Tibbets has agreed to tell his account of the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in August 1945, earning him the moniker of "The Man Who Won the War". Duty is more than Tibbet's story, though. It is also a salute to the heroes of that generation, and a heartfelt elegy for a father whose sense of duty and honor has both inspired and confounded his son.
language: English
title: Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War
titlecomplete: Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War
genres: Historical, History, World War II, World History, War, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 607
publisher: HighBridge Company