Goodbye, Liberty Belle: A Son's Search for His Father's War
Merritt's father, a B-24 pilot in World War II, was hit by antiaircraft over Vienna and successfully flew the Liberty Belle as far as Yugoslavia, where the crew bailed out and the plane crashed. Partisans helped free the crew despite the prevalence of Fascist patrols. Merritt tells the story of accompanying his father when he returned to Yugoslavia in 1986 to revisit the scene of the crash and meet the people who had helped the crew to escape. The first half of the book details the Partisan ordeal in leading the crew to safety. The second part is the return, with all its partial reminiscences and uncertain recollections. The book might have been more effective if told from the viewpoint of the father, whose feelings of restlessness and anxiety form the crux of the story. However, there are few books about Yugoslavia in World War II, and this could help place this engrossing tale in many libraries.- Ralph DeLucia, Willoughby Wallace Lib., Branford, Ct.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.