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Day

Alfred Day wanted his war. In its turmoil he found his proper purpose as the tail-gunner in a Lancaster bomber; he found the wild, dark fellowship of his crew, and - most extraordinary of all - he found Joyce, a woman to love. But that's all gone now - the war took it away. Maybe it took him, too.

Genre
historical fictionworld war IIwar and militaryliterary fiction
Setting
world war IIbritishscotlandenglandcollege
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 279 pages

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