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Indestructible
One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII
Häftad, 2017
184 kr
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When hostilities erupted in December 1941, Pappy Gunn was living in Manila with his family, working as a manager for Philippine Airlines. Unfortunately, when the Japanese finally marched on Manila the Air Force ordered him to fly key Army Air Force personnel out of the country. The order left him …
Race of Aces
WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Masters of the Sky
Häftad, 2021
224 kr
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In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces" -- the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker -- offered a bottle of bourbon to the first U.S. fighter pilot to break his record of twenty-six enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what …
Fifty-Three Days on Starvation Island
The World War II Battle That Saved Marine Corps Aviation
Inbunden, 2024
317 kr
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On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered …
Shock Factor: American Snipers in the War on Terror
Av Jack Coughlin, John R. Bruning
Häftad, 2015
303 kr
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Level Zero Heroes
The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
Av John R. Bruning, Michael Golembesky
Ljudbok, 2014
403 kr
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An elite Marine special operations team, a battle to save downed soldiers in Afghanistan, a fight for survival—an incredible true story of war that became a New York Times bestseller. In Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their …
Jungle Ace
The Story of One of the USAAF's Great Fighret Leaders, Col. Gerald R. Johnson
Häftad, 2003
167 kr
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Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Tragically, though Johnson had survived three combat tours, which included a mid-air collision with a …
