MWSA Book Review

An Angel Rode My Wing

Author:  Neil Levin

Publisher:  Leatherneck Publishing

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

A True Life Story of a USMC Fighter Pilot

Neil Levin writes about what he knows best —flying and living life to the fullest!  His paperback autobiography, “An Angel Rode My Wing,” has all the elements of any great action novel—from being shot down over North Vietnam and miraculously surviving, to mysterious and mystical occurrences in his life.  I read his book in one sitting.  I could not put down the book until I read that last page—which will bring tears to your eyes as he talks about his granddaughter.  I do not want to give away the ending but the book is appropriately titled.

There is just enough of “the real” Neil exposed in his book to allow you to see another whole side of this career military leader and pilot.  I enjoyed reading it and found it so completely different than all the other military stories I have read over the last decade.  Levin does not take his story so serious.  His good sense of humor shows with an easy writing style.  It is almost like you are sitting down at the bar with him and he is reminiscing with you about his life.  It feels that personal—kind of one on one feeling between the writer and the reader.  He understates his combat actions and gives us a wonderful insider view of those dashing aviators who flew over North Vietnam.

This is a book that can be read by all age groups.  It is comfortable entertainment that also presents some thought provoking issues about marriage, divorce, children, out of body experiences and even UFOs.  MWSA gives this book its top rating!  A must read.