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Race of aces, WWII's elite airmen and the epic battle to become the masters of the sky, John R. Bruning

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-506) and index

collective biography

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Race of aces

bibliography

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John R. Bruning

WWII's elite airmen and the epic battle to become the masters of the sky

The country mouse -- The Buck Rogers diving death ride -- When trouble is your saving grace -- General summons -- The girl with the red umbrella -- The price of a moonlight moment -- Under an Arctic rainbow -- The hero's road -- The man without a place -- New Guinea -- When everyone turned a screw -- Mission over Maggot Beach -- The veterans of Nomonhan -- The man with the broken back -- The hero makers -- Contenders -- The last bottle of Yellowstone -- Where everything's trying to kill you -- Rhumba Cardi -- Duckbutt's groove -- The innocent killers -- Return of the outcast -- The jug driver -- Rebels in jugs -- The new guy -- The original freelancer -- The warrior's path -- Four days in October -- The battering of the pudgys -- The race over Rabaul -- The relentless rogue -- The ignored one -- Off the rails -- Whitehead's flying circus -- Walking with the beast -- The casualties -- Longer than long legs -- The two Macs -- The battlefield tourist -- The killing tourist -- Return to the St Francis -- Reunion -- "Whatever I am, I belong to you." -- Lost perspective -- Getting three for Mac -- We shall always return to each other -- Epilogue

Race of aces, World War Two's elite airmen and the epic battle to become the masters of the skyWWII's elite airmen and the epic battle to become the masters of the skyWorld War Two's elite airmen and the epic battle to become the masters of the sky