Air-to-ground battle for Italy |
Autore | McCarthy Michael C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Air University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 99 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 940.544973 |
Soggetto topico |
World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American - Italy
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - United States World War, 1939-1945 Fighter pilots History & Archaeology History - General |
Soggetto genere / forma | Biographies. |
ISBN | 1-4294-5555-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694409403321 |
McCarthy Michael C
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[Place of publication not identified], : Air University Press, 2004 | ||
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Devotion : An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice |
Autore | Makos Adam |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westminster : , : Random House Publishing Group, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
Disciplina | 951.904/245092273 |
Soggetto topico |
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Campaigns - Korea (North) - Changjin Reservoir
Rescues - Korea (North) - Changjin Reservoir - History - 20th century Korean War, 1950-1953 - United States African American fighter pilots Fighter pilots - United States Interracial friendship Armed Forces - African Americans Armed Forces - Officers Fighter pilots Military campaigns Rescues |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
History |
ISBN | 0-8041-7659-0 |
Classificazione | BIO008000TRA002010HIS027020 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Ghosts and Shadows -- The Lesson of a Lifetime -- Swimming with Snakes -- The Woods -- The Renaissance Man -- This Is Flying So Far, So Fast -- The Ring -- The Pond -- One for the Vultures -- A Time for Faith -- A Deadly Business --A Knock in the Night -- The Dancing Fleet -- The Reunion -- Only in France -- The Friendly Invasion -- At First Sight -- On Waves to War -- The Longest Step -- The Last Night in America -- The Beast in the Gorge -- Into the Fog -- This Is It -- Trust -- He Might Be a Flyer -- Home -- The First Battle of World War III -- The Sky Will Be Black -- A Chill in the Night -- A Taste of the Dirt -- When the Deer Come Running -- Backs to the Wall -- A Smoke in the Cold -- The Lost Legion -- Burning the Woods -- Into Hell Together -- All the Faith in the World -- Unease -- With Deep Regret -- To the Finish -- The Gift -- The Call from the Capital -- The Message -- Afterword. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162698803321 |
Makos Adam
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From Pearl Harbor To Calvary |
Autore | Fuchida Mitsuo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (43 pages) |
Disciplina | 248.246092 |
Soggetto topico |
Fuchida, Mitsuo, 1902-1976
Christian converts Fighter pilots |
ISBN | 1-78625-906-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- CHAPTER ONE-I Bomb Pearl Harbor -- CHAPTER TWO-I Am Three Times Rescued -- CHAPTER THREE-I Look for a New Way of Life -- CHAPTER FOUR-I Learn the Miracles of Love -- CHAPTER FIVE-I Receive a Letter -- CHAPTER SIX-I Let Elmer Sachs Tell His Story -- CHAPTER SEVEN-I Reach America -- POSTSCRIPT By Elmer Sachs. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156267703321 |
Fuchida Mitsuo
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San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2016 | ||
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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-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 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 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162828003321 |
Smith Robert B (Robert Barr), <1933->
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