The 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. Yadon

• Autore: Smith Robert B (Robert Barr), <1933->
• Pubblicazione: Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2017; [Place of distribution not identified] : , : National Book Network, , [date of distribution not identified]; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 940.54/40922
• Soggetto topico: Fighter pilots; Flight crews; World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations; World War, 1914-1918 - Aerial operations
• Persona (resp. second.): YadonLaurence J. <1948->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The greatest Air Aces stories ever told
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162828003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II