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UNINA9910818356703321 |
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Autore |
Rickman Sarah Byrn |
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Titolo |
Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II / / by Sarah Byrn Rickman |
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Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07535-7 |
9786612075353 |
1-57441-375-9 |
1-4416-0915-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Collana |
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North Texas military biography and memoir series ; ; no. 4 |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American |
World War, 1939-1945 - Transportation - United States |
Air pilots - United States |
Women air pilots - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love; Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Learning to Fly; Chapter 2: Learning to Live; Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings; Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot; Chapter 5: War in Europe!; Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots; Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups; Chapter 8: The Originals Gather; Chapter 9: Growing Pains; Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country; Chapter 11: Transport and Transition; Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England; Chapter 13: Change in the Air; Chapter 14: Pursuit School |
Chapter 15: The Quest for MilitarizationChapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast; Chapter 17: Militarization Denied; Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP; Chapter 19: Flying the Hump; Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood; Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard; Chapter 22: Empty Nest; Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit; Epilogue; Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love; Endnotes; Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms; Glossary of Airplane Types; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the US Army. |
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