The Aviators

Author : Winston Groom
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1426211570
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviators written by Winston Groom and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump; Shiloh, 1862; and Vicksburg, 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. Targeted to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys, these cleverly interwoven tales of heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor, barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II, front-page triumph to anguished tragedy, and near death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."

Author : Melanie Benjamin
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0345528670
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviator's Wife written by Melanie Benjamin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story inspired by the marriage between Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh traces the romance between a handsome young aviator and a shy ambassador's daughter whose relationship is marked by wild international acclaim, history-making flights and the world-shocking abduction of their child. 30,000 first printing.

Author : W.E.B. Griffin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 144063579X
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviators written by W.E.B. Griffin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-05-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1964. The Vietnam War has begun to escalate, its new style of battle demanding new weapons and tactics, and men who can use them. Overnight, it seems, the United States Army must scramble to create its first-ever Air Assault Division, a force critical to its chances of success. The obstacles are staggering--untrained men, technical mishaps, interservice rivalries. But through sheer courage and dedication, these heroic fighters rise to the challenge. For they are America's bravest--facing the ultimate test...

Author : Karen Bush Gibson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1613745400
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Aviators written by Karen Bush Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the lives and careers of twenty-six women who were pioneers in the field of aviation.

Author : Eugene Vodolazkin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786072726
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviator written by Eugene Vodolazkin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I? A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember it. He remembers nothing. As memories slowly resurface, he begins to build a picture of his former life. Russia in the early twentieth century, the turbulence of the revolution, the aftermath. But how can this be possible when the pills beside his bed are dated 1999? In the deft hands of Eugene Vodolazkin, author of the multi award-winning Laurus, The Aviator paints a vivid, panoramic picture of life in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, richly evoking the sights, sounds and political turmoil of those days. Reminiscent of the great works of Russian literature, and shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize, it cements Vodolazkin's position as the rising star of Russia's literary scene.

Author : Philip S. Hart
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780822597278
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flying Free written by Philip S. Hart and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 1996-04-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the history of black aviators, from the early black aviation community in Chicago in the 1920s through World War II to modern times.

Author : Craig Dilouie
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviator written by Craig Dilouie and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the near future, the United States has fought a short, bloody war with China in the Pacific. The fighting is over, but the U.S. Navy maintains a blockade. Some call it the First Sino-American War. Others worry it is the start of World War Three.In a prison cell in Beijing, Navy fighter pilot Jack Knapp tells his story about the victory in the Battle of Taiwan and how he ended up in a Chinese show trial, accused of crimes against humanity.With his life in the balance, Jack will have to choose between survival and participating in his captors' lies, and ultimately learn the true meaning of heroism in a war between superpowers where even stories are weapons.

Author : Shawna Kelly
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738559025
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aviators in Early Hollywood written by Shawna Kelly and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood's leading aviators were heroic knights of the sky on the screen as well as in real life. These leading aviators performed aerial stunt sequences and acted, plus some wrote and directed motion pictures. Directing giant Cecil B. DeMille was so enthralled with aviation that he owned three airfields. Charlie Chaplin's family airfield also doubled as a motion-picture set. Thomas H. Ince, the famous producer who invented the studio system, owned Ince Airfield, which became the hub of Hollywood aviation. Eternal legends Rudolph Valentino, Oliver Hardy, Harry Houdini, and Mary Pickford performed in aerials. Many aviators gave their lives making motion pictures; three fatalities were incurred for Howard Hughes's great air epic, Hell's Angels. Hughes himself broke records within aircraft and film production. Aviators brought their screen work to life between films through barnstorming. The roaring in 1920s Hollywood was often aviators soaring beyond limits.

Author : Winston Groom
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1426211570
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aviators written by Winston Groom and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, andFlyboys. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."

Author : Gregory G. Fletcher
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101586966
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intrepid Aviators written by Gregory G. Fletcher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid’s naval aviators against Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American bombers from Torpedo Squadron 18 were sent on a search-and-destroy mission in the Sibuyan Sea. Their target: the superbattleship Musashi, the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship from inflicting damage on American supply ships. Little did these men know that they had embarked on the opening round of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas, whose ranks he joined to fight against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of these brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi, and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of Musashi inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and marked the first time in history that aviators sank a Japanese battleship on the high seas.