I was disappointed with this work, given Stephen Ambrose's previous works. I thought it would be more like "Band of Brothers", but it was more of a biography of George McGovern. It is short on the B-24, the AAF, and long on McGovern's romantic life. It also had a shocking number of typos and inaccuracies. Ambroses works are generally good historical works. I do, however, read Stephen Ambrose's books (which are relatively light reads), between more substantial authors like Martin Gilbert, John Keegan, and Lawrence James. If you really want to read this work, wait for it in the used bookstore shelves in the next year or so. There will be plenty.