Coonts, Stephen frey50

War in the air: true accounts of the 20th century's most dramatic air battles-- by the men who fought them / [collected and edited by] Stephen Coonts. - New York : Pocket Books, c1996. - xviii, 331 p. ; 25 cm.

First air hero / An overrated pastime / Hero's life / Reprieve / Scramble / Spitfire Tales / Spitfires get the Kommodore / Doolittle Raid / Kimigayo / Saved for another day / Target: Hong Kong / Arch Whitehouse -- James McCudden -- Eddie V. Rickenbacker -- Alan C. Deere -- Richard Townshend Bickers -- Larry Forrester -- Edward H. Sims -- Ted W. Lawson -- Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon -- Joe Foss, Donna Wild Foss -- Robert L. Scott, Jr. Long flight home / Fighter pilot's Christmas / Stars still shine / Runner / Greatest ace / Cross of lead / Last Samurai / Flight of Enola Gay / Spad pilot / Ia Drang Valley / Filthy little war / Professionals / Carrier pilot / Hotdoggin' it / Last Ace / Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin -- Gregory "Pappy" Boyington -- Philip Ardrey -- Hans Ulrich Rudel -- Raymond F. Toliver, Trevor J. Constable -- Adolf Galland -- Martin Caidin, Fred Saito -- Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan Witts -- Rosario Rausa -- Robert Mason -- Jack Broughton -- John B. Nichols, Barrett Tillman -- Frank Elkins -- Hugh L. Mills, Jr., Robert Anderson -- Stephen Coonts.

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Air warfare--History--20th century.
Fighter pilots--History--United States--20th century.

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