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Bill Lambert : World War I flying ace
- Title
- Bill Lambert : World War I flying ace / Samuel J. Wilson.
- Author
- Wilson, Samuel J., 1956-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 16-1595 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- ix, 266 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "World War I fighter pilot William C. Lambert of Ironton, Ohio, flew for the R.A.F. in 1918. Lambert left the Western Front in August with 22 victories--then the most achieved by any American pilot. This book examines his life and the wartime experiences that defined it"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The birth of aviation and the road to war -- From Ironton to Canada -- Training -- Entering the air war -- Spring 1918 -- Summer: June 1918 -- Moving into autumn: July 1918 -- Leave and return -- Return to the war -- Leaving the war -- Barnstorming days -- Life between the wars -- Lambert in World War II and afterward -- Lambert and friends: the book gets published -- Lambert as artist -- The Lambert they knew -- The rediscovered ace -- The final years.
- Call Number
- JFF 16-1595
- ISBN
- 9781476664675
- 1476664676
- LCCN
- 2016031931
- OCLC
- 948547953
- Author
- Wilson, Samuel J., 1956- author.
- Title
- Bill Lambert : World War I flying ace / Samuel J. Wilson.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 16-1595