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Memories of a Gunner
HISTORY IS MADE OF STORIES (Book 1)
- Author
- David Bowman
- Narrator
- Louisa Porter
- Publisher
- Piet Henry Records
- Publish Date
- 20 January 2026
- Run Time
- 3 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- David Bowman
- Narrator
- Louisa Porter
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Release Date
- 20 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9783912432008
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Piet Henry Records
- Genre
- Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction
Synopsis
The 'Memoirs of a Gunner' offer a powerful, documentary style reflection of a young U.S.gunner's experiences in five major World War II battles. Written six decades later, he shares a rare, balanced andconvincing view of the war he was part of as a paratrooper and combat soldier capturing both – youthful emotion and enduring humanity. He describes several times moments of tragic events, which are part of the price fort the later outcome. David Bowman talks not only about combat actions.There was still live 'in between' worth telling, when a huge army prepared for the next combat. As part of our "HISTORY IS MADE OF STORIES" series, these memoirs highlight the personal cost of war and the lasting right of soldiers to live in peace after all.
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