Race of Aces : : Wwii's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Masters of the sky
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Read by Brian Troxell.
In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces"--the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker--offered a bottle of bourbon to the first U.S. fighter pilot to break his record of twenty-six enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what they would come to call the "race of aces" as a way of boosting the spirits of his war-weary command. What developed was a wild three-year sprint for fame and glory, and the chance to be called America's greatest fighter pilot.
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PUBLISHED
[New York] : Hachette Book Group, [2020]
Year Published: 2020
Description: 14 audio discs (17 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781549103148
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Troxell, Brian.
SUBJECTS
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.