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Title: The Forgotten War
Subtitle: Fire and Death
Author: Joseph F. Maraglino
Narrator: Larry Herron
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-17
Publisher: XlibrisUS
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
While in the process of writing this audiobook, a catastrophic event occurred in US firefighting history. An elite force of firefighters, nineteen in number (eighteen men and one woman), died while fighting a forest fire in Arizona. A wind shift placed this raging inferno head-on into this force.
One TV announcer claimed the winds were gushing up to fifty miles per hour. Television programs showed viewers what these firefighters had to protect themselves. They lay flat on the ground and put this tent-like apparatus over them, which was probably made of a fire-retardant material, but this could not protect these heroes from thousand-degree temperatures and gusting winds, which turned this inferno similar to a flamethrower.
As a firefighter, even though you've fought similar fires, many times you never take anything for granted. As you will hear in this audiobook, fires thought to be under control were turned into second and larger alarms. The red devil sometimes throws you a curve ball, and it can cost you your life and civilians' lives. While you have this story fresh in your minds, say a prayer for these firefighters who got burned alive.
And on the eighth day, God created firefighters.
Members Reviews:
My husband is a present day New York City Firefighter ...
My husband is a present day New York City Firefighter. This book is real, authentic and scary. Words alone can not describe the courage it takes, for those who raise their hand and swear to protect others selflessly, while oftentimes disregarding their own safety to save a another whom they have never met. God Bless the FDNY.
Bronx Tales
The author was a Firefighter in the South Bronx during the 60's and 70's when the Bronx was burning. This is a collection of stories from his career which lasted into the 80's. There are recounts of many fires and emergencies that the author responded to. Fire activity seems never ending and it began to take a toll on the author as well as his fellow firefighters. While Joseph Maraglino began fighting fires there were no SCBA policy, , bunker gear and saws were only carried by Rescue Companies. Compared to the Firefighters of the 21st century , their equipment was lacking. The author was forced to retire due to physical ailments, and eventually developed PTSD. This book is an inside look into firefighting in the Bronx during a very busy time and similar in some respects to Report from Engine Co. 82 by Dennis Smith another Bronx Firefighter. While not as well written as Report from Eng. Co.82, it is a good collection of stories that readers of this genre will find entertaining. Recommended.
It's amazing what our firemen
It's amazing what our firemen, police, service men and first responders deal with. This book contains vignettes of fireman Margarine's experiences in the South Bronx... Funny... Poignant.
Two Stars
Not well written. Jumped from one story to another.