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Aces high : the heroic saga of the two top-scoring American aces of World War II
- Title
- Aces high : the heroic saga of the two top-scoring American aces of World War II / Bill Yenne.
- Author
- Yenne, Bill, 1949-
- Publication
- New York : Berkley Caliber, 2010.
- ©2009
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- Description
- [xviii], 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World War II engaged in a kind of battle that became the stuff of legend--and those who survived showdowns earned the right to be called aces. But two men in particular rose to become something more. They became icons of aerial combat, in a heroic rivalry that inspired a weary nation to fight on. Richard "Dick" Bong was the bashful, pink-faced farm boy from the Midwest. Thomas "Tommy" McGuire was the wise-cracking, fast-talking kid from New Jersey. What they shared was an unparalleled gallantry under fire which earned them each the Medal of Honor. What separated them was a closely watched rivalry to see who would emerge as the top-scoring American ace of the war. What they left behind is a legacy and a record of aerial victories that has yet to be surpassed anywhere in the world.--From publisher description.
- Subject
- Bong, Richard I
- McGuire, Thomas B., 1920-1945
- McGuire, Thomas B., 1920-1945
- United States. Army Air Forces > Biography
- United States. Army Air Forces
- 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area
- Fighter pilots > United States > Biography
- Medal of Honor > Biography
- Fighter pilots
- Medal of Honor
- Military operations, Aerial > American
- Luftwaffe
- Soldat
- Flugzeugführer
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Pacific Area
- United States
- USA
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-324) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Knights of the Air 1 -- Part 1 Boys 9 -- Part 2 Warriors 77 -- Part 3 Remembrance 301 -- Epilogue: Heroes 319 -- Widely Used Acronyms 325 -- Appendix 1 Cumulative Scores 327 -- Appendix 2 Official Texts of Medal of Honor Citations 329.
- ISBN
- 9780425232309
- 0425232301
- 9780425219546
- 0425219542
- LCCN
- 2008047587
- OCLC
- ocn233549168
- 233549168
- SCSB-1505265
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library