Title:
Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed / John F. Ross.
ISBN:
9781250033772
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2014]
Physical Description:
xxiii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Map of the Western Front -- Map of Chateau-Thierry -- Map of Saint-Mihiel -- Map of the Mease-Argonne -- Introduction: When a man faces death -- Book I: Racing -- Love at first sight -- A most dangerous job -- Death on the track -- Aeroplane vs. automobile -- New order of terrors -- Book II: Flying -- Storm clouds overhead -- Flying lessons -- A steep learning curve -- Aircraft morph into deadly weapons -- Book III: Fighting -- First blood -- When giants fall -- Race to ace -- The Germans strike back -- A secret counteroffensive -- Squadron command -- Book IV: Immortality -- Plane crash -- Triumph of will.
Summary:
The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace, who above all the rest showed a nation the way forward in its quest for speed, endurance and courage.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn857982343
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
