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Mission : Jimmy Stewart and the fight for Europe by Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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In March 1941, Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future, suffering what we now know as PTSD. Younger stars like Gregory Peck were now getting roles that might have been Stewart's, and he didn't know if he would ever work in Hollywood again. Then came It's a Wonderful Life. For the next half century, Stewart refused to discuss his combat experiences and took the story of his service to the grave. Mission presents the first in-depth look at Stewart's life as a Squadron Commander in the skies over Germany, and, his return to Hollywood the changed man who embarked on production of America's most beloved holiday classic. Author Robert Matzen sifted through thousands of Air Force combat reports a

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Author

Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin

Publisher

GoodKnight Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780996274050

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

4.39 / 5 (126 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14