"Richard Eager" A Pilot's Story from Tennessee Eagle Scout to General Montgomery's "Flying Fortress" : Kieran Publishing : 9781733351881 : 1733351884 : 02 Aug 2021 : A bet between WWII commanders. An Eagle Scout from Tennessee assigned to pilot one of the greatest leaders of the Allied Forces. This is the story of how young Captain Richard Evans became the B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot for Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, Commander of the British 8th Army, during missions throughout North Africa and Italy. "Richard Eager is a compelling account by a remarkable man. Few bomber pilots in World War II flew as many missions and survived to tell the tale, which makes Colonel Richard E. Evans' story all the more extraordinary... It's a vivid, engaging and utterly fascinating memoir of an extraordinary and unquestionably unique wartime career." - James Holland, WWII Historian, Writer, and Broadcaster Filled with humor and humility, Evans' recollections of cadet training, combat missi