The Rookie:

This is the third in the series of action-packed novels written by Cheryl Pula. These are exciting, spell-binding books about the young men who served in WWII in the Eighth Air Force. While the books are fictional, every story within is based on a true story that Cheryl obtained after extensive interviews with actual vets from WWII. Each of the eight books in the series follows the timeline of the actual war, providing readers with a unique insight into what life was like during World War II. You can obtain all eight books now and "binge read" to your heart' s content. Each book in the series ends with a cliffhanger, leaving readers wondering if any of our heroes will survive.
BOOK REVIEWS: Cheryl Pula has done it again. This is the third in her series about the Eigth Air Force. Beginning with her first book in the series she has continued to paint excellent pictures that give us a glimpse of what these men and women went through during World War II. The discriptions of the scenes of war leave you on the edge of your seat while the building of the characters makes you feel you know and care about them. You need to start with Book One and read through them all to get the full impact and to get to know the characters. I anxiously await the release of Book Four.
By Dennis
"Hello Mr. & Mrs. America and all the ships at sea!" Yeah, yeah, I know Cheryl Pula's book series involves the brave young heroes of the Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Squadrons but these three volumes are so marvelously researched that I'm able to get such a "feel" for World War II and a taste of what it must've been like to be a part of a B-17 combat crew in England that Walter Winchell's memorable phrase from back then popped into my head.
I recently finished Pula's third volume, "The Rookie", and had the urge to review. So here goes!
Once again, book three of Pula's series resumes the experiences of the men of the PRETTY BABY, a B-17 heavy bomber from the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) engaged in routine, and often deadly, daring daylight bombing raids into Axis territory in Europe from Bassingbourn, England during 1943. This volume covers the events from July 15 to September 19, 1943 and the book begins by resolving the cliffhanger from book two: Did the FULL HOUSE's new rookie Bombardier, Jesse Nowakowski, succeed in completing his bomb run as Lead Bombardier on his very first combat mission with his crew? Well, I'm not gonna tell! You'll have to read it yourself and find out.
As was unfortunately the case with piloting a B-17 into enemy territory, the FULL HOUSE soon encounters flak and German fighters and young Jesse Nowakowski quickly finds himself in a true "trial by fire" while still on his very first mission as part of the FULL HOUSE crew and his was the LEAD plane on the mission. Pula ramps up the action and drama ... don't forget, ALL of these incidents actually happened to real B-17 crews during the war. Jesse's first hellish combat mission makes for a truly engrossing read and the book continues to deliver as the events of book three unfold.
Cheryl Pula has done it again. This is the third in her series about the Eigth Air Force. Beginning with her first book in the series she has continued to paint excellent pictures that give us a glimpse of what these men and women went through during World War II. The discriptions of the scenes of war leave you on the edge of your seat while the building of the characters makes you feel you know and care about them. You need to start with Book One and read through them all to get the full impact and to get to know the characters. I anxiously await the release of Book Four.
Looking forward to sequels