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Author : Thomas K. Follis
Publisher : Merriam Press
ISBN 13 : 1576383288
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (763 download)
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K. Follis and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas K. Follis
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781435754973
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (549 download)
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K. Follis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub-titled: The World War II Memoir of a Lightning Recon Pilot. From induction into the USAAF, through training and then into combat flying the F-5, the photo reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Follis recounts his many experiences getting and wearing the coveted "silver wings" of a pilot-including being chased over the Alps by two Meesserschmitt Me 262 jet fighters. With photos of the author, his fellow pilots and the aircraft they flew. Contents: Prelude; The Big Day Arrives and I'm Off to War-Almost; College Boy Again; An Aviation Cadet-At Last!; Into the Air; Flying the Vultee "Vibrator" and the "Bamboo Bomber"; The B-25-A Real Warbird; The Role of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Winning World War II and the Contribution of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance; Across the Atlantic in a Wartime Convoy; Going in Harm's Way; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Conclusion; Where Are They Now?; What Has Happened to the Various Military Bases? 37 photos, 4 illustrations, 1 map.
Author : John Bush Jones
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584654438
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (544 download)
Download or read book The Songs that Fought the War written by John Bush Jones and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.
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Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Air Reservist written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Air Reserve Forces Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-08-29 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author : Thomas K. Follis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781576383292
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (832 download)
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K. Follis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a typical "War Story" that begins "There I was at 25,000 feet with two Me 262 German jets on my tail," even though that actually did happen. Many of those stories have been vividly related in some fine books written by real war heroes. Instead, this book begins with an immature 18-year-old boy being inducted into the Army Air Corps in 1942 and follows his day-by-day activities from Private to Aviation Cadet through the various flying schools - Primary, Basic and Advanced. He finally earns the coveted "Silver Wings" of a pilot as an officer. Later, after surviving combat missions in an unarmed F-5 (Lockheed P-38 Lightning) photo reconnaissance aircraft in the bloody skies over the Mediterranean Theater of Operations where more than 15,000 brave young airmen of the Fifteenth Air Force perished, he is swiftly rotated back to the United States in preparation for redeployment for the invasion of Japan. This invasion was mercifully obviated by the atomic bomb. In World War II air superiority made the invasion of Europe possible. Air superiority made the invasion of Japan unnecessary. He details many colorful experiences, covering his induction, pre-flight and various other flying schools. Tom's accounts about his assignments at San Severo, Italy, with the 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, 5th Photo Group, Fifteenth Army Air Force, are accurate and explicit with numerous photographs and illustrations added to the book.
Author : Charles W. Dryden
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817312668
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)
Download or read book A-Train written by Charles W. Dryden and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-06-25 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of a black American graduate of Tuskegee Army Flying School who served as a pilot in the 99th Pursuit Squadron, offering a personal account of what it was like to be a black pilot in WWII and the Korean War. For general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Dick Curtis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1420888455
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Way We Were written by Dick Curtis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-04-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Ray Pettit is the story of America. a country of decent and generous people, a country with a heritage and system of government based on liberty and the rights of individuals, a country where opportunity has no bounds. Encouraged by his mill-worker parents, who were lacking in formal education but not in intelligence, character, and love for their children, he used his natural ability in mathematics and high-level academic achievement as a springboard to great accomplishments in engineering, some of which contributed to the development of today's modem cellphone technology .Mill-Village Boy begins with the story of a barefoot boy in overalls, in the small town of Canton, Georgia, during the depression years of the 1930s. Unconditionally loved by his parents, Ray Pettit went from Class Valedictorian to graduation from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering. This was followed by Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and outstanding achievements in industry and academia. Mill-Village Boy has elements of intrigue and danger, love and adventure, comedy and sadness, loyalty and betrayal. . . a fascinating description of an exciting and rewarding life!
Author : Mike Guardia
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480445711
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Hal Moore written by Mike Guardia and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Harold G. Moore, hero of the Vietnam War and author of the bestselling memoir of the battle at Ia Drang. Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie We Were Soldiers. In this first-ever, fully illustrated biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America’s true military heroes. A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore’s first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between US and North Vietnamese regulars. Drastically outnumbered and nearly overrun, Moore led from the front, and though losing seventy-nine soldiers, accounted for 1,200 of the enemy before the Communists withdrew. This Battle of Ia Drang pioneered the use of “air mobile infantry”—delivering troops into battle via helicopter—which became the staple of US operations for the remainder of the war. He later wrote of his experiences in the bestselling book We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young. Following his tour in Vietnam, he assumed command of the 7th Infantry Division, forward-stationed in South Korea, and in 1971, he took command of the Army Training Center at Fort Ord, California. In this capacity, he oversaw the US Army’s transition from a conscript-based to an all-volunteer force. He retired as a lieutenant general in 1977. Hal Moore graciously allowed the author interviews and granted full access to his files and collection of letters, documents, and never-before-published photographs.
Author : Barrett Tillman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621572358
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Fifteenth written by Barrett Tillman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November 1943—May 1945—The U.S. Army Air Forces waged an unprecedentedly dogged and violent campaign against Hitler’s vital oil production and industrial plants on the Third Reich’s southern flank. Flying from southern Italy, far from the limelight enjoyed by the Eighth Air Force in England, the Fifteenth Air Force engaged in high-risk missions spanning most of the European continent. The story of the Fifteenth Air Force deserves a prideful place in the annals of American gallantry. In his new book, Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen Who Crippled Hitler’s War Machine, Tillman brings into focus a seldom-seen multinational cast of characters, including pilots from Axis nations Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria and many more remarkable individuals. They were the first generation of fliers—few of them professionals—to conduct a strategic bombing campaign against a major industrial nation. They suffered steady attrition and occasionally spectacular losses. In so doing, they contributed to the end of the most destructive war in history. Forgotten Fifteenth is the first-ever detailed account of the Fifteenth Air Force in World War II and the brave men that the history books have abandoned until now. Tillman proves this book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts, veterans, and current servicemen.
Author : Helen Hendricks Friess
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462028144
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Three Sisters of Glenridge written by Helen Hendricks Friess and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of how World War II changed the lives of three sisters who came of age during the early 1940s. Born to strong loving parents, they were college students when the events of December 7th occurred. Beth finds her plans to marry the boy next door and live in his home for the rest of her life changes. She becomes one of the first women to join the WASPS. Cathy abandons her plan to become a doctor and live in the family home, instead goes into nursing to be able to serve more quickly. They both experience the war first-hand in Europe and the South Pacific. Annie, the sister who wanted to see the world instead remains on the home front, but is not immune from the tragedy of war. This story tells of life during the war years and the struggle to overcome the discrimination against women. It is also the story of strong family love that helped them through their darkest days.
Author : Susan Chambers
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1398442569
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (984 download)
Download or read book TJ and the Winged Visitor written by Susan Chambers and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TJ and the Winged Visitor is a fictional adventure story with many twists and turns. This story will draw you into its pages for it has many things to entertain your senses. If you are looking for a read with adventures, fun, humour, fantasy, drama, friendships and with love – TJ and the Winged Visitor has it all and is the story for you. TJ begins this adventure as a 12-year-old, and she is a drama queen, an attention seeker and a know-it-all. TJ is bereft of friends and creates havoc and discord wherever she goes. But there is someone who understands TJ’s heart and so he sends help to her in the form of a winged visitor. The winged visitor is not what one would expect and as he comes from a different realm to the Earth, he is able to initiate thrills and wonders, and tantalising mind expanders along with visual extravaganzas. Anyone seeking an inspirational reading experience is in for a treat and a page-turning journey. TJ and the Winged Visitor is a new and insightful story of teenage living, within the norms and extremes of the 21st Century. Enjoy – and know there is more.
Author : Tom Young
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1496735579
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)
Download or read book Silver Wings, Iron Cross written by Tom Young and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "World War II: Lieutenant Karl Hagan earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he's forced to make the hardest decision of his life: trusting the enemy. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally: the pilot who bombed him. From the smoke-filled skies over Europe to the fire-blasted waters of a Nazi naval base to the battle-scarred German countryside, the American and the German must form an uneasy truce if they hope to survive. It is November of 1944. The tides of war have turned. Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other. But their short-lived alliance won't truly be put to the test until they reach the end of the line--inside a POW camp."--
Author : Leigh Hunt
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Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Wishing-cap Papers written by Leigh Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas K Follis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781678093099
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K Follis and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From induction into the USAAF, through training and then into combat flying the F-5, the photo reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Follis recounts his many experiences getting and wearing the coveted "silver wings" of a pilot-including being chased over the Alps by two Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters. With photos of the author, his fellow pilots and the aircraft they flew. Contents: Prelude The Big Day Arrives and I'm Off to War-Almost College Boy Again An Aviation Cadet-At Last! Into the Air Flying the Vultee "Vibrator" and the "Bamboo Bomber" The B-25-A Real Warbird The Role of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Winning World War II and the Contribution of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance Across the Atlantic in a Wartime Convoy Going in Harm's Way I'll Be Home for Christmas Conclusion Where Are They Now? What Has Happened to the Various Military Bases? 38 photos, 1 map. A Merriam Press World War II Memoir.
Author : Mike Guardia
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504056094
Total Pages : 1171 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The American Heroes Collection written by Mike Guardia and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 1171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stirring military portraits—including a biography of the Vietnam War hero who wrote the New York Times bestseller, We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young. Hal Moore: A heroic commander in the Vietnam War, Harold G. Moore cowrote the New York Times–bestselling memoir of the battle at Ia Drang and was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film We Were Soldiers. This “outstanding” and definitive biography expands on the account of that pivotal battle to encompass Moore’s distinguished military career from the Korean War through his courageous and invaluable service in Vietnam (Armchair General). Shadow Commander: In World War II, US Army legend Donald Blackburn escaped from Bataan along with Russell W. Volckmann and organized the guerrilla fighters known as “Blackburn’s Headhunters” against the Japanese. He would go on to play a key role in the Vietnam War, revitalizing Army Special Forces operations in Southeast Asia, spearheading Operation White Star in Laos, and eventually taking command of the highly classified Studies and Observations Group (SOG). Blackburn was also the architect of the infamous Son Tay Prison Raid, officially termed Operation Ivory Coast, the largest prisoner-of-war rescue mission of the Vietnam War. “A follow-up to a fine bio of Russell Volckmann, this tale of guerrilla warfare spans from Bataan to Vietnam.” —World War II Magazine American Guerrilla: Here is Russell Volckmann’s own story, from his refusal to surrender at Bataan to raising a Filipino army of more than twenty-two thousand men and leading a guerrilla war against the Japanese for the next three years. When General Yamashita finally surrendered, he made his initial overtures not to General Douglas MacArthur, but to Volckmann. The progenitor of modern counterinsurgency doctrine, Volkmann wrote the field manuals that became the US Army’s first handbooks outlining the precepts for both special warfare and counter-guerrilla operations, making him the true “father” of Army Special Forces. “[Volckmann’s private army] waged arguably the most successful guerrilla campaign of the entire war . . . Mr. Guardia argues, convincingly, that Volckmann deserves the title of ‘father’ of Special Forces.” —The Washington Times
