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The kaboom boys / Elaine Hume Peake, Don Keith.

Peake, Elaine Hume, (author.). Keith, Don, 1947- (author.).

Summary:

A historical saga of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. With the specter of the Great Depression behind him and the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe ahead, Edward Hume leaves his Pennsylvania coal mining town to volunteer as one of the first US Army captains in the Second World War. Trained alongside the RAF in the English countryside, Hume takes command of an eclectic team of misfits, tasked with the perilous job of defuzing unexploded bombs in the heart of Europe's fiercest battlegrounds. Their chances of survival are slim--most soldiers with this assignment don't make it past ten weeks. The group's journey culminates at the ancient and mystical Mont Saint-Michel, left abandoned by the Nazis in the chaotic aftermath of D-Day. Hume and his squad face not only a deadly cache of jettisoned bombs but also treacherous tides, quicksand, and maritime mines. With each successful defuzing they save countless lives and inch closer to victory. But the cost of failure looms large, as they witness the devastating consequences of explosives left unattended. With the war intensifying, Edward and his men find themselves caught between their duty and their humanity, knowing that each mission could be their last. Based on real events, Elaine Hume Peake and Don Keith deliver a gripping, cinematic tale of bravery and sacrifice, capturing the relentless perseverance of the men and women who answered the call to war.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781648756436
  • ISBN: 1648756433
  • Physical Description: 345 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Severn River Publishing, [2025]
Subject:
Ordnance disposal units > United States > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Fiction.
France > History > 1945-1958 > Fiction.
Mont-Saint-Michel Bay (France) > Fiction.
United States. Army > Fiction.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Military fiction.
War fiction.

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