The Aviators : : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic age of Flight
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These three men -- The king of dirt -- The man with the outside loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's greatest enemy in the air -- I was saved for some good purpose -- An inspiration in a grubby world -- His halo turned into a noose -- The raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The lone eagle goes to war -- Masters of the sky.
Explores "the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: 464 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781426211560
1426211562
SUBJECTS
Rickenbacker, Eddie, -- 1890-1973.
Doolittle, James Harold, -- 1896-1993.
Lindbergh, Charles A. -- 1902-1974.
Air pilots -- Biography.
Air pilots, Military -- Biography.
Heroes -- Biography.
Adventure and adventurers -- Biography.
Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century.
Aeronautics, Military -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.