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US Masters of the Air Author Book Signing in Bury St Edmunds
Free Entry Drop in Meet and Greet Event in Bury St Edmunds
Donald L. Miller, PhD (Author of Masters of the Air) and Kirk Saduski, Producer of the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air
US author Donald L. Miller, PhD, whose book Masters of the Air inspired the Apple TV+ series of the same name, is set to visit Bury St Edmunds early October. He will be joined by Kirk Saduski, producer of the popular mini-series.
Dr Miller and Mr Saduski will be meeting members of the public and signing copies of the book and the TV series DVDs at a special, free entry event on Sunday, 6th October, in The Court Room at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall. Come along between 5.30pm and 7.30pm with your book or DVD to sign or purchase a copy of the book at the event from Waterstones priced at £10.99 A bar will be available for refreshments (card only).
They will be visiting Bury St Edmunds as part of three-night tour organised by The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, which brings American visitors to the town four times a year. Using the town as a base for sightseeing under the Masters of the Air theme, their tour includes a visit to the WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall and a guided tour of the town with the Bury St Edmunds Tour Guides.
Based on Dr Miller’s book, Masters of the Air tells the true story of the bomber boys of the American Eighth Air Force, known as the Mighty Eighth. During World War II, the East of England became home to over 350,000 US Army Air Forces (USAAF) personnel, dubbed the ‘Friendly Invasion’.
Dr Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and one of the outstanding historians of World War II, along with other topics in American history. His books on World War II include The Story of World War II, D-Days in the Pacific, and Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. Masters of the Air, named ‘outstanding book of the year’ by World War II magazine, was the primary source for Apple TV’s mini-series, for which he served as chief historical consultant.
Saduski has been an executive and producer at Playtone for 23 years. Among other projects, he’s worked on Band of Brothers, John Adams, David McCullough: Painting With Words, The Pacific, He Has Seen War, Game Change and the most recent, Masters of the Air. Mr Saduski was also a Co-Executive Producer on CNN’s Decades series as well as the network’s The Movies. He is a Presidential Counselor at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans and a narrative consultant at the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
This free event on Sunday, 6th October, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm, is a drop in event but please do book tickets via Eventbrite so that the event organisers can accommodate attendees.
The event will take place at bury St Edmunds Guildhall which is home to the WWII Royal Observer Corps Operations Room
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