Bruce gamble author biography

He grew up in Central Pennsylvania.
Bruce Gamble is an American historian, an author, and United States Military veteran.
Raised in Pennsylvania, Bruce served as a Naval Flight Officer from 1980 to 1988, deploying aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during.

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Raised in Pennsylvania, Bruce served as a Naval Flight Officer from 1980 to 1988, deploying aboard aircraft carriers in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during the closing years of the Cold War. Diagnosed with a malignant spinal cord tumor, he underwent a complicated surgery and was medically retired in 1989. Soon thereafter he began volunteering at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida, and later worked part-time for the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. After several years as the staff historian, Bruce made the leap to freelance writing and published his first book, The Black Sheep (Presidio Press), in 1998. With seven titles now in print, Bruce is recognized as one of the most respected authorities on the air war in the Pacific. His narrative style and depth of research have earned critical acclaim in numerous publications. Bruce is listed among the distinguished historians in the American History Forum and is featured in documentaries produced by the History Channel, Fox News Channel, PBS, and the Pritzker Military Library. The winner of two literary awards

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Bruce's nonfiction Narratives

A complete combat history of VMF-214 throughout World War II, with emphasis on the men who served with the colorful Maj. Gregory Boyington

A cradle-to-grave biography of the legendary USMC pilot who served with the Flying Tigers before leading the Black Sheep in World War II.

The first book of the Rabaul Trilogy, featuring the story of an Australian garrison left to fend for itself in the opening days of WWII.

The continuing saga of the heavily defended Japanese stronghold and its pivotal role in the Pacific war.

The final book in the Rabaul Trilogy provides a detailed account of the Allied campaign to neutralize Japan's mighty fortress in the Southwest Pacific.

A narrative combat history of the first

B-17s to operate in Australia and New Guinea, including the epic saga of a famous war relic, the "Swamp Ghost."

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About the Author

Bruce Gamble, an aviation historian and retired naval flight officer lives, with his family in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He is also author of The Black Sheep: The Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II. (Bowker Author Biography)

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At 0110 hours on January 23, 1942 thousands of Japanese soldiers poured ashore on the beaches and landing places around Rabaul, the capital of New Britain. "Darkest Hour" is the true story of what happened to the 1400 members of the Australian defenders know as Lark Force. Described as Australia's worst military disaster, the betrayal, suffering and tragic loss of lives makes for sobering reading. The factual detail of the book leaves no doubt as the the reliability of the account and if a show more reader suffered from jingoistic pride and nationalism at the start of the book, it would have evaporated by about half-way through the book. The tragic loss of so many young me