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Five Down and Glory
August 12, 1987, Ballantine Books
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Five Down and Glory
December 12, 1982, Ballantine Books
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Five down and glory: a history of the American air ace.
1972, Arno Press, Ayer Co Pub
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0405037643 9780405037641
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker 13
A Definition: The Ace 15
1 In the Beginning 21
2 Lafayette Escadrille 29
3 America in World War I 45
4 The Flying Tigers 65
5 The Eagle Squadron 78
6 Navy-World War II 90
7 Marines-World War II 112
8 Far East Theatre in World War II 130
9 China-Burma-India 155
10 North Africa and Mediterranean— World War II 174
11 Britain and Europe— 8th Air Force 192
12 Korean Conflict 238
13 In Conclusion 254
Appendices;
Congressional Medal of Honor Aces 261
Post-World War I Aces 272
World War I Official Summary of Air Operations 280
World Wars I, II and Korean Conflict Top Aces 282
World War II Selected Army Air Force Statistics 297
World War U Selected Naval Aviation Statistics 298
Korean Conflict Statistics 299
Bibliography 301
16 pages of illustrations will be found following page 160.
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Includes bibliography.
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