The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told

The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told

by Tom McCarthy
The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told

The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told

by Tom McCarthy

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Overview

Heroism and valor in the sky!

* A new title in the relaunch of our successful Greatest Stories Ever Told franchise.

* Air combat has captured the imaginations of people since the fighter plane was first introduced during WWI.

* Stories of aces such as Eddy Rickenbacker and Captain Baron Manfred Von Richthofen have become staples of books and movies as well as the stuff of legend.

In The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest tales of heroism and valor in the skies over the battlefield! It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, Len Deighton, Jay A. Stout, and many others. It includes tales of legendary aces from the Great War up through the present day, and is the newest title in the series that includes:
*The Greatest Special Ops Stories Ever Told
*The Greatest Sniper Stories Ever Told
*The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told
*The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493027002
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 10/01/2017
Series: Greatest
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 1,071,395
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Introduction Tom McCarthy vii

Chapter 1 Tallyho! Bandits over Clark John Toland 1

Chapter 2 Home Town Hero Colonel Robert Barr Smith (Ret.) Laurence J. Yadon 21

Chapter 3 Fallen Angel: The Final Seconds of Extortion 17 Don Brown 33

Chapter 4 The Skies over Midway John Lundstrom 43

Chapter 5 The Fiercest Battles Marshall L. Michel III 65

Chapter 6 The Night They Saved Vega 31 Darrel Whitcomb 77

Chapter 7 Kanalkampf: The Battles over the Channel Len Deighton 91

Chapter 8 Hornets Get into the Fight Jay A. Stout 113

Chapter 9 Thunderjets over Korea Robert F. Dorr 129

Chapter 10 Sixty Squadron, R.A.F., by Group Captain A. J. L.Scott 145

Chapter 11 The Red Baron Remembers Captain Baron Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen 189

Chapter 12 Learning to Kill People and Break Their Stuff Peter Aleshire 229

Sources 243

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