03272nam 2200457 450 991016282800332120230810001755.0(CKB)3710000001025324(MiAaPQ)EBC4790202(EXLCZ)99371000000102532420170206h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe greatest Air Aces stories ever told the men of the American, British, and Commonwealth Air forces who fought for the sky in the two world wars /Col. Robert Barr Smith (Ret.) and Laurence J. YadonGuilford, Connecticut :LP,2017.[Place of distribution not identified] :National Book Network,[date of distribution not identified]©20171 online resource (317 pages) illustrationsIncludes bibliographical references and index.World War I -- The coming of Armageddon -- Only a broth of a lad. Albert Ball (RFC) -- Deadly and ruthless. Mick Mannock (RFC) -- The pride of Canada. Billy Barker (RFC Canadian) -- When the Royal Navy ruled the air. Raymond Collishaw (RN) -- Escadrille americaine -- Hometown hero. Eddie Rickenbacker (US) -- No engine, no wings, no bloody hope -- Burning balloons ahead. Frank Luke (US) -- A Canadian original. Billy Bishop (RFC Canadian) -- The Red Baron: Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen (Germany) -- A brilliant pilot. James McCudden (RFC) -- Fierce little beast - the Sopwith Camel -- Small package, deadly contents. Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor (RFC) -- Too young to vote. George Edwin Thomson (RFC) -- One tough Irishman. George McElroy (RFC) -- World War II -- A man of dash and gallantry. Robert Stanford Tuck (RAF) -- The man with the tin legs. Douglas Bader (RAF) -- An enigma. Pappy Boyington (US) -- All-American boy. Joe Foss (US) -- Untiring patience and energy. Johnnie Johnson (RAF) -- One-armed Mac. James MacLachlan (RAF) -- The finest natural pilot I ever met. Richard Bong (US) -- The greatest flying ace. Pat Pattle (RAF) -- The cream of the crop. David McCampbell (US) -- Young Finucane of the shamrock. Paddy Finucane (RAF) -- Adlertag -- Just one more. Gabby Gabreski (US) -- Ace of aces. Adolf Galland (Germany) -- Faith, hope, and charity: the battle for Malta -- The boys from Shangri-La: in which Jimmie Doolittle visits Tokyo uninvited -- The great Marianas Turkey Shoot -- The Nelson touch: swordfish at Taranto -- Graceful lady: when Enola Gay brought the fires of hell to Japan -- Afterword.Fighter pilotsBiographyFlight crewsBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operationsWorld War, 1914-1918Aerial operationsFighter pilotsFlight crewsWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations.World War, 1914-1918Aerial operations.940.54/40922Smith Robert B(Robert Barr),1933-1211662Yadon Laurence J.1948-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910162828003321The greatest Air Aces stories ever told2888465UNINA