{"product_id":"2940169980998","title":"The Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle: Memoir Of A WWII Bomber Pilot (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and astonishing bravery, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle\u003c\/i\u003e takes you into the heart of the war above 20,000 feet, and into the unforgettable life of one of America's greatest World War II heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man growing up in Asheville, North Carolina, Robert Morgan was a fast-driving party boy¿a hell-raiser. But when his mother committed suicide upon learning she had inoperable brain cancer, Morgan's life changed dramatically. He was no longer a carefree playboy; he was a man searching for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe found that meaning at the controls of an airplane, and in the flak-and fighter-filled skies over Occupied France and Nazi Germany. The plane was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Morgan named her the \u003ci\u003eMemphis Belle\u003c\/i\u003e in honor of his fiancée, a Memphis beauty named Margaret Polk. He and his crew flew 25 successful daylight missions over Europe in the Belle, and were immortalized by Hollywood director William Wyler in a 1944 documentary called \u003ci\u003eThe Memphis Belle.\u003c\/i\u003e In those 25 harrowing missions, Morgan never lost a crew member. The only casualty associated with the Belle was Morgan's engagement to the plane's namesake; it simply couldn't survive the War Department's publicity demands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114960142576,"sku":"2940169980998","price":18.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169980998_p0.jpg?v=1763698512","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169980998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}