Mon, Nov 24, 2003
Devilish Snooks Hits Book Store Shelves
The battles over the Japanese Islands during World War II were
some of the heaviest aerial missions in any war. The stories of the
B-29 bombers often are overshadowed by the legendary Enola
Gay and her payload that was dropped on Hiroshima. The new
book, Devilish Snooks: B-29 Saga of C.B.I. and Pacific
Theaters, is author Neil F. Coleman's first person account of
the aerial war over the Pacific theater.
"Very little information has been written or published
concerning B-29, perhaps due to the atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
This book gives readers first hand information to the American
people about the aircraft and the men who ultimately carried out
its mission to end the tragic war," Coleman says.
Devilish Snooks is
the story of Coleman's tight knit B-29 combat crew. Coleman, the
central fire gunner for the crew, covers his intensive training and
trip overseas to India. He details the poor living conditions, the
inadequate food and the hardships of living, working and fighting
in such extreme heat.
Over Japanese-held territory, bombs burst and artillery machine
guns tattered through the clouds. He and his crew flew combat
missions against the Japanese targets in Burma and crossed the
Himalaya Mountains to bomb enemy targets in Japan and occupied
China. Danger lurked around every turn. Enemy fighters could appear
from the glare of the sun ready to engage at any moment and the
plane could suffer mechanical or fuel problems or be shot down or
in a matter of seconds.
Coleman was born in New York. With a lucrative tool and die job
waiting, he was drafted into the Army. He served the United States
during World War II, Korea and Vietnam, winning numerous awards,
such as the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals. After
retiring, he went into the bowling business and eventually became
an electronics instructor. Coleman has written one other book, a
spy novel titled Honeycomb.
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