A Boy at War

by David W. Irvin

Overview

David W. Irvin, Jr. seemed destined to be a military man. On his eighth birthday, Irvin's present from his father, a World War I aviator, was a 30-minute flight in a World War I single-engine biplane, a flight he said provided him with "the unbending impetus to be a flyer myself." That impetus led to a 30-plus-year career in the Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force. A Boy at War chronicles the events from that birthday present to Irvin's entry into the military and his subsequent deployment to England during World War II. The comprehensive stories of his missions and daily life during that time will make you feel like you were a part of his crew. A Boy at War is the latest of six books Turner Publishing Company has published with Irvin, who now resides in Peachtree City, Georgia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618587800
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	118
File size:	795 KB

About the Author

Colonel David W. Irvin, Jr. (USAF Retired) of Peachtree City, GA, formerly of Grass Valley, CA, died October 24, 2006. He was a veteran pilot of WWII, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Flying primarily bombers during WWII and Korea, in the period leading up to and during the Vietnam war he became involved in aerial reconnaissance as a test pilot for the U2, and project officer for the SR-71 and unmanned Drone projects. Col. Irvin was the author of six books on military aviation.