I always wanted to fly : America's Cold War airmen /
Until now, no book has covered all of Cold War air combat in the words of the men who waged it. In I Always Wanted to Fly, retired United States Air Force Colonel Wolfgang W.E. Samuel has gathered first-person memories from heroes of the cockpits and airstrips. Battling in dogfights when jets were n...
| Основен автор: | Samuel, Wolfgang W. E. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
℗♭2001.
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| Серия: |
Sixties--primary documents and personal narratives, 1960-1974.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=221063 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
I always wanted to fly. |
| Резюме: |
Until now, no book has covered all of Cold War air combat in the words of the men who waged it. In I Always Wanted to Fly, retired United States Air Force Colonel Wolfgang W.E. Samuel has gathered first-person memories from heroes of the cockpits and airstrips. Battling in dogfights when jets were novelties, saving lives in grueling airlifts, or flying dangerous reconnaissance missions deep into Soviet and Chinese airspace, these flyers waged America's longest and most secretively conducted air war. Many of the pilots Samuel interviewed invoke the same sentiment when asked why they risked th. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xix, 363 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1604731354 9781604731354 1282485199 9781282485198 |