Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe Audiobook

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• “Meticulously researched, articulately written, and beautifully narrated…Narrator Peter Berkrot has a tall order in the massively detailed text, but he exceeds expectations. Berkrot’s performance is replete with occasional understated and accurate vocal characterizations, making his authoritative reading honest and absorbing.”

  — AudioFile

• “A good story of history that you’ve never heard before.”

  — Glenn Beck, #1 New York Times bestselling author

• “Matzen’s compelling narrative gets inside his subject’s head to recreate specific moments in the heat of preparation for combat.”

  — Leonard Maltin, film critic, historian, and New York Times bestselling author

• “This week’s must-read books…A revealing look at the wartime service of one of America’s most beloved actors.”

  — New York Post

• “Exhaustively researched, exceptionally well written.”

  — Midwest Book Review

• “One of the first major studies of the actor’s risky missions over Nazi Germany…Matzen relies on extensive research and the cooperation of surviving crew members…An illuminating, recommended look at a hidden chapter in Stewart’s life.”

  — Library Journal

• “Our father’s service during the war was the most significant event of his life, although he rarely spoke of it…Thank you, Robert Matzen.”

  — Kelly Stewart, daughter of Jimmy Stewart

• “Mission digs deep into the untold true story…Paints a vivid picture of how James Stewart’s often horrific experiences in the air informed his remarkable postwar career.”

  — Lou Lumenick, film editor and chief film critic at the New York Post

• “A truly excellent in-all-aspects account of Jimmy Stewart’s life and film career…Matzen has done it, and done it well.”

  — Rudy Behlmer, author of Behind the Scenes