Above the Pacific
Author: Heaton, Colin
ISBN: 9780593471951
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 04 Apr 2023
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;For Dutton CaliberP#39;s American War Heroes series: Three legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific WarP#8212;all recipients of the Medal of HonorP#8212;tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Three legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific WarP#8212;all recipients of the Medal of HonorP#8212;tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Marine ace Pappy Boyington is perhaps the most celebrated of all American pilots in the war against Japan, fighting in the skies with both the famed Flying Tigers and his own Black Sheep Squadron. Marine Joe Foss joined GuadalcanalP#8217;s Cactus Air Force and destroyed a Japanese Zero on his first missionP#8212;the first of twenty-six aerial kills achieved during the war. Navy captain David McCampbell didnP#8217;t notch his first kill until June 1944, but he would quickly go on to assemble one of the most remarkable aerial-combat records in history with thirty-four victories, including nine in one day. In this gripping oral historyP#8212;which spans the entire warP#8212; from the Americans who fought the Japanese in China to the final, desperate battle for Okinawa, these three heroes tell their own stories, in their own words. These interviews, personally conducted by military veteran and historian Colin Heaton, are the final testimony of some of AmericaP#8217;s greatest warriors.
ISBN: 9780593471951
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 04 Apr 2023
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;For Dutton CaliberP#39;s American War Heroes series: Three legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific WarP#8212;all recipients of the Medal of HonorP#8212;tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Three legendary fighter pilots from the Pacific WarP#8212;all recipients of the Medal of HonorP#8212;tell their own stories in this remarkable collection.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Marine ace Pappy Boyington is perhaps the most celebrated of all American pilots in the war against Japan, fighting in the skies with both the famed Flying Tigers and his own Black Sheep Squadron. Marine Joe Foss joined GuadalcanalP#8217;s Cactus Air Force and destroyed a Japanese Zero on his first missionP#8212;the first of twenty-six aerial kills achieved during the war. Navy captain David McCampbell didnP#8217;t notch his first kill until June 1944, but he would quickly go on to assemble one of the most remarkable aerial-combat records in history with thirty-four victories, including nine in one day. In this gripping oral historyP#8212;which spans the entire warP#8212; from the Americans who fought the Japanese in China to the final, desperate battle for Okinawa, these three heroes tell their own stories, in their own words. These interviews, personally conducted by military veteran and historian Colin Heaton, are the final testimony of some of AmericaP#8217;s greatest warriors.
