Drop it like it's 1945
Gregory A. Freeman, “The forgotten 500” thrilling story of one of the greatest rescues in ww2 of the bombers who were shot down after bombing german drilling for oil in Romania. “The forgotten 500” informs what the airmen near Yugoslavia went through to stay alive after they had to parachute out of their planes when they were shot down. Freeman uses actual people such as “Clare Musgrove” a ball gunner at the 15 Air Force to tell the story of the 500 which keeps things real for people. Freeman’s also writes for people who just read for a good story or for those who would like to study ww2 and ww1 history. So what was the forgotten 500 about in a nutshell?
Freeman's books start off with some background on ww1 and ww2 and how one led to the other but basically, it’s just some background information for people so they don’t start completely lost. First people would meet Clare Musgrove a ball gunner who starts telling his story and how he ended up in Yugoslavia with 499 airmen. Then over time as the book progresses it starts transitioning to and back to people but it still gives their experience on the matter of one of history's greatest rescues. Even though some of the writing can come off a little clunky or confusing especially since it …show more content…
One good thing about freeman's story is it shows the view of the crew in the b-17 that Musgrove is in. At the very beginning, it went from the gunner, navigator, to pilot each with their own view on how they got out of the plane which is good since they all faced different near-death experiences with their own outcome. Another part of Freeman's story is when you think it’s about to get stale it suddenly takes a tight turn and throws your mind off and get you right back into the story. To sum up freemen tells the story well but it does have a few
Gregory A. Freeman, “The forgotten 500” thrilling story of one of the greatest rescues in ww2 of the bombers who were shot down after bombing german drilling for oil in Romania. “The forgotten 500” informs what the airmen near Yugoslavia went through to stay alive after they had to parachute out of their planes when they were shot down. Freeman uses actual people such as “Clare Musgrove” a ball gunner at the 15 Air Force to tell the story of the 500 which keeps things real for people. Freeman’s also writes for people who just read for a good story or for those who would like to study ww2 and ww1 history. So what was the forgotten 500 about in a nutshell?
Freeman's books start off with some background on ww1 and ww2 and how one led to the other but basically, it’s just some background information for people so they don’t start completely lost. First people would meet Clare Musgrove a ball gunner who starts telling his story and how he ended up in Yugoslavia with 499 airmen. Then over time as the book progresses it starts transitioning to and back to people but it still gives their experience on the matter of one of history's greatest rescues. Even though some of the writing can come off a little clunky or confusing especially since it …show more content…
One good thing about freeman's story is it shows the view of the crew in the b-17 that Musgrove is in. At the very beginning, it went from the gunner, navigator, to pilot each with their own view on how they got out of the plane which is good since they all faced different near-death experiences with their own outcome. Another part of Freeman's story is when you think it’s about to get stale it suddenly takes a tight turn and throws your mind off and get you right back into the story. To sum up freemen tells the story well but it does have a few