Above the Reich
Deadly Dogfights, Blistering Bombing Raids, and Other War Stories from the Greatest American Air Heroes of World War II, in Their Own Words
[New York] : Dutton Caliber, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: vii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Sensational eyewitness accounts from the most heroic and legendary American aviators of World War II, never before published as a book"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword -- A man too hard to kill : Robert Samuel Johnson -- Striking the first blow for freedom : James H. Doolittle -- The ultimate warrior : Robin Olds -- Cowboy on a thoroughbred : Edward Ross "Buddy" Haydon -- The real Doctor Strangelove : Curtis Emerson LeMay.
Subjects:
Johnson, Robert S., 1920-1998 -- Interviews.
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 -- Interviews.
Olds, Robin, 1922-2007 -- Interviews.
Haydon, Edward Ross, 1920-2012 -- Interviews.
LeMay, Curtis E. -- Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Johnson, Robert S., 1920-1998 -- Interviews.
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 -- Interviews.
Olds, Robin, 1922-2007 -- Interviews.
Haydon, Edward Ross, 1920-2012 -- Interviews.
LeMay, Curtis E. -- Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
ISBN:
9780593183885
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Aerial Hea | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-362) and index.