US ‘Masters of the Air’ author to visit to Bury St Edmunds for book signing

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 in early October.

He will be joined by Kirk Saduski, producer of the popular mini-series.

Dr Miller (pictured above) 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, October 6, in The Court Room, at Bury St Edmunds Guildhall.

People will be able to attend between 5.30pm and 7.30pm with the book or DVD to sign or purchase a copy of the publication at the event from Waterstones priced at £10.99. A bar will be available for refreshments.

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 (pictured above) 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”.

He 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 is a drop in event but to book tickets via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masters-of-the-air-meet-greet-and-signing-event-tickets-1007498915377?  so that the event organisers can accommodate attendees.