--- product_id: 8666936 title: "Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War" price: "€ 31.13" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8666936-duty-a-father-his-son-and-the-man-who-won store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War **Price:** € 31.13 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War - **How much does it cost?** € 31.13 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8666936-duty-a-father-his-son-and-the-man-who-won) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description When Bob Greene went home to central Ohio to be with his dying father, it set off a chain of events that led him to knowing his dad in a way he never had before—thanks to a quiet man who lived just a few miles away, a man who had changed the history of the world. Greene's father—a soldier with an infantry division in World War II—often spoke of seeing the man around town. All but anonymous even in his own city, carefully maintaining his privacy, this man, Greene's father would point out to him, had "won the war." He was Paul Tibbets. At the age of twenty-nine, at the request of his country, Tibbets assembled a secret team of 1,800 American soldiers to carry out the single most violent act in the history of mankind. In 1945 Tibbets piloted a plane—which he called Enola Gay, after his mother—to the Japanese city of Hiroshima, where he dropped the atomic bomb. On the morning after the last meal he ever ate with his father, Greene went to meet Tibbets. What developed was an unlikely friendship that allowed Greene to discover things about his father, and his father's generation of soldiers, that he never fully understood before. Duty is the story of three lives connected by history, proximity, and blood; indeed, it is many stories, intimate and achingly personal as well as deeply historic. In one soldier's memory of a mission that transformed the world—and in a son's last attempt to grasp his father's ingrained sense of honor and duty—lies a powerful tribute to the ordinary heroes of an extraordinary time in American life. What Greene came away with is found history and found poetry—a profoundly moving work that offers a vividly new perspective on responsibility, empathy, and love. It is an exploration of and response to the concept of duty as it once was and always should be: quiet and from the heart. On every page you can hear the whisper of a generation and its children bidding each other farewell. Review: Commitment to Certain Principles - What an insightful and entertaining description of the author's search to understand his father's generation, their successful service in World War II, and things that he never explored with his father during his father's lifetime; by exploring those issues, and more, with Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the plane that dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima using interviews and shared time together. Greene's effort results in an outstanding profile of the "Greatest Generation", how they left a rural culture to return to the US after the war with change changing as there was broad social and economic change in the post war era. He explains how we changed as a country and a people, and shows why the war was won by the commitment to values that were taken with the soldiers as they took up their roles in the war and leaving a simple life that they enjoyed pre-war, even though the country remained in a depression until wartime rules and activity overcame it . This tomb makes a significant contribution to anyone's understanding of the evolution of America from 1930's to the present and is a very enjoyable read. Review: Insightful - If you’re in to history, or curious about some of the men who flew the WWII Mission to Hiroshima, this book is wonderful. Additionally, the Author writes of the illness and eventual death of his father, also a WWII Veteran. The reader can’t help but relate to the loss of a parent, and the insights gained along the way. Personally, I loved hearing from General Tibet’s, Jr, as well as from Thomas Ferebee, (the bombardier), and also ‘Dutch’ Van Kirk, the Navigator (remember, no computers back then! The Navigator took readings from the stars if it was dark -which it was, the first few hours of the flight- once the sun was up, he used maps or reconnaissance photos to navigate their way). All in all, an eye-opening read! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,226,945 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,199 in Journalist Biographies #5,998 in World War II History (Books) #23,184 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 302 Reviews | ## Images ![Duty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71qkKRou-XL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Commitment to Certain Principles *by A***R on April 14, 2014* What an insightful and entertaining description of the author's search to understand his father's generation, their successful service in World War II, and things that he never explored with his father during his father's lifetime; by exploring those issues, and more, with Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the plane that dropped the first atom bomb on Hiroshima using interviews and shared time together. Greene's effort results in an outstanding profile of the "Greatest Generation", how they left a rural culture to return to the US after the war with change changing as there was broad social and economic change in the post war era. He explains how we changed as a country and a people, and shows why the war was won by the commitment to values that were taken with the soldiers as they took up their roles in the war and leaving a simple life that they enjoyed pre-war, even though the country remained in a depression until wartime rules and activity overcame it . This tomb makes a significant contribution to anyone's understanding of the evolution of America from 1930's to the present and is a very enjoyable read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful *by A***R on May 20, 2019* If you’re in to history, or curious about some of the men who flew the WWII Mission to Hiroshima, this book is wonderful. Additionally, the Author writes of the illness and eventual death of his father, also a WWII Veteran. The reader can’t help but relate to the loss of a parent, and the insights gained along the way. Personally, I loved hearing from General Tibet’s, Jr, as well as from Thomas Ferebee, (the bombardier), and also ‘Dutch’ Van Kirk, the Navigator (remember, no computers back then! The Navigator took readings from the stars if it was dark -which it was, the first few hours of the flight- once the sun was up, he used maps or reconnaissance photos to navigate their way). All in all, an eye-opening read! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of Duty *by S***Q on November 1, 2010* This is a very interesting book about the man who piloted the plane that bombed Hiroshima. The author got to know Paul Tibbets through interviews and spending a lot of time with him. The author also gains an understanding of his own father through getting to know Tibbets and what they went through during the war. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8666936-duty-a-father-his-son-and-the-man-who-won](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/8666936-duty-a-father-his-son-and-the-man-who-won) --- *Product available on Desertcart Slovakia* *Store origin: SK* *Last updated: 2026-06-18*