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1) Chickenhawk
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English
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The author's memoir of his tour of duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot beginning in 1965.
Author
Series
Wings of glory volume 2
Language
English
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Landing in the army hospital after a plane crash, Major Jack Novak tries to win the heart of army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty, but Jack soon realizes that he has his work cut out for him as he tries to break down her defenses.
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English
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In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped and sheltered for months by villagers behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century for political reasons, the full account of Operation Halyard, a story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery, is now being told for the first time.--From publisher description.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
It the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country s call in its time of need during World War II.
10) A higher call: an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II
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English
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This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies over wartime Germany on 21 December 1943 --the American--2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to captain a B-17--and the German--2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in World War II.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Pilot and world champion runner Orville Rogers trained bomber pilots in World War II, flew the B-36 on secret missions during the Korean Conflict, ferried airplanes to remote Baptist missions all over the world, and managed to squeeze in a thirty-one-year career as a pilot with Braniff Airways. As if that wasn't enough, Orville took up running at age fifty-one and ran his first marathon six years later. At age ninety he broke two world records.
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English
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"A Black Hawk Down of the war in Afghanistan, the deadliest day for the U.S. in 12 years of that conflict--and a military investigation that covered up evidence of an inside job by the Taliban. Don Brown, a former U.S. Navy JAG officer stationed at the Pentagon, and former Special Assistant United States Attorney, has in his possession one of four copies of The Colt Report, which reveals either gross incompetence or a massive cover-up in relation...
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English
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
16) Midair
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Midair is a true account of one of the most remarkable tales of survival in the history of aviation -- a midair collision at 30,000 feet by two bomb-laden B-52s over a category 5 super typhoon above the South China Sea during the outset of the Vietnam War -- and the subsequent story of what happened to the surviving pilot when he bailed out in the middle of the typhoon" -- Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Description
"Black Snow brilliantly vivifies the horrific reality of the most destructive air attack in history, against Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945. James Scott deftly employs sharply etched portraits of individuals of all stations and nationalities to survey the global, technological, and moral backdrop of the cataclysm, including the searing experiences of Japanese trapped in a gigantic firestorm. This riveting account illuminates an historical...
18) Flying tigers
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the 'Flying Tigers' were America's hottest ace pilots. Possessing unmatched skill and bravery, Capt. Jim Gordon, was the Tigers' leader and top gun. Gordon faces a battle on and off the ground when his good friend and ace pilot, Woody Jason is suspected of endangering the lives of his fellow pilots. Gordon's fight to retain his respect for Woody while maintaining the solidarity of his pilots is an explosive...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
On August 12, 1944, Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., heir to one of America's most glamorous fortunes, son of the disgraced former ambassador to Great Britain, and big brother to freshly minted PT-109 hero JFK, hoisted himself up into a highly modified B-24 Liberator bomber. The munitions he was carrying that day were fifty percent more powerful than TNT. Kennedy's mission was part of Operation Aphrodite/Project Anvil, a desperate American effort...
Author
Publisher
Jack Holder
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Jack’s story begins at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Through the next four years his life will change forever, as he feels the fear, adrenaline, and excitement of a war that would take him to Midway, Guadalcanal, the English Chanel, and many other places fighting for what he believed in. And his story continues… -- amazon.com.
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