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War in the Air [Paperback]

Stephen Coonts (Author)
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December 1, 1997
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STEPHEN COONTS BRINGS TO LIFE THE MOST THRILLING MOMENTS AND THE MOST LEGENDARY FLYERS IN AIR WARFARE

In this collection of true tales of aerial combat, you'll meet some of the greatest figures in aviation history from all nations: American, British, German, Japanese, and more. Witness the courage and charisma of America's first air hero, Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker, whose exploits set the standard for all fighter pilots to follow; "The Doolittle Raid," in which sixteen B-25 Bombers struck hard at the heart of the Japanese empire; "The Flight of Enola Gay," the mission that changed the world forever; and "The Last Ace," an original account of the first victory of Vietnam jet ace Captain Steve Ritchie.

These are not stories about airplanes, but rather of the heroes who flew them -- of the steady hands, bold hearts, and raw nerve that it takes to survive when the sky becomes a battlefield.


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Kirkus Reviews A glorious medley celebrating heroes of yesteryear's aerial wars....Coonts rescues some genuine treasures from undeserved obscurity.

Sport Aviation Awe-inspiring....The best twenty-six stories of aerial combat a person is likely to find.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (December 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671881914
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671881917
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,665,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Standard air combat stories, but well chosen., May 21, 1998
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This is a collection of 26 in-the-cockpit memoirs of air warfare: three from World War I, seven Vietnam and the rest (inevitably) WWII. All are taken from best selling biographies. Experienced readers will find nothing new, but it is always fun to go through these well-chosen yarns again, and the book will be a treasure for newcomers. Best of all, it stimulates the reader to track down the original books and points the way to lots of reading fun.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great like anything from s. coonts, February 7, 1998
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I especially liked the way he presents different sides of air battles like germans, japanese, american and english. When reading you realize that they all form a special brotherhood. And reading the vietnam parts of the book really makes you shudder about that rotten war.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collaboration, April 1, 1999
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I just finished this book, and I actually ended up buying several of the books from which the excerpts were taken. I couldn't wait to receive the full versions so I could read the full accounts.
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SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, THE FIRST BRITISH AIRMAN TO DOWN A Zeppelin is seldom mentioned in general histories of this all-important segment of military aviation. Read the first page
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