The All-American Crew is not just a great read. It is an experience. Russell Lows talent as a writer and storyteller, his description of aerial gunners allows the reader to feel the hard G pull-outs, the recoil ofthe machine guns, smell the burned powder, and feel the hot cartridgecases falling on his feet. It brought back memories and the feelings and smells of catapulting on the ship heading for Saipan, the distinctive odor when we were over land, and the powerful nostalgia. -- Andy Winnegar, former ARM2/C Composite Squadron VC-4 USS White Plains CVE 66 and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross andseven Air Medals for his service over Saipan in World War II
So awesomely real, from conveying family conversations and inter-actions to describing flying and gunnery training situations to aerialcombat engagements. This is a book for young and old and a bookfor families. The incidents and stories within the book are well documented and substantiated with real postcards, letters, and photos ofthe time. What stands out for us today is the full blending, integration, assimilation of the crew, whether on the town, in training, or incombattruly an all-American crew. And its heartwarming to learn in the epilogue about the postwar life of these all-American heroes. -- William S Chen, Major General, US Army, retired
Russell Lows The All-American Crew is remarkable from many perspectives. Low is a talented storyteller who has woven engaging family tales into a greater American story of ten men from different lives and backgrounds who went to war and bonded into a tight crew, symbolic of an America that is uniquely able to forge strength from diversity. -- Ted Gong, Executive Director and Founder, 1882 Foundation
Russell N. Low captures the essence of diversity that defines what it means to be an American. He skillfully brings the crew together and brings to life the effects of the war on their families before, during, and after the war. -- Bob Tupa, 90th Bomb Group Association
The All-American Crew is a remarkable, well-researched invitationinto fascinating lives of WWII heroes. Russell Low blends historical events with intriguing family history to spin a fresh story that will appeal to history buffs as well as readers who simply enjoy good literature. -- Zohreh Ghahremani, author of Sky of Red Poppies
Like a sculpture, Russ Low in his book, The All-American Crew, brilliantly connects the reader to a past that is raw, powerfully impressive and unforgettable. No doubt Russ Low is an exceptional storyteller, in this well researched book, some of the characters who served thenation in WWII story will remain etched in memory and heart. This story belongs to the movie theaters! -- Tererai Trent, the author of The Awakened Woman, author, speaker, scholar, humanitarian
Russell N. Lows e All-American Crew is an achievement in intimate storytelling. The narrative brings the reader along as a diverse group of Americans form a fighting unit. We sense the great range of emotion only conflict can evoke, from triumph to tragedy. The All-American Crew is deeply personal, yet epic as its World War II context. It is family history, not only of young men who fought together as a bomber crew -- it is a family history of America. -- PhilScearce,author of Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Storyof B-24s in the Pacific
