Wooden Wolf [Hardcover]

John W. Kelly (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Adult; 1st edition (November 4, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0841504520
• ISBN-13: 978-0841504523
• Product Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 20 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent WW II aviation novel by a combat aviator, November 29, 1997

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[e-mail] (Mesa, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wooden Wolf (Hardcover)

Jack Kelly was a carrier-based night fighter
pilot during WW II. He has used
his experience to portray a protagonist much
like himself--a naval aviator on exchange
duty with the Royal Air Force, flying DeHavilland
Mosquitos over Occupied Europe.

Kelly's intimate knowledge of night flying
is shown through his hero, Lt. John Croft, who
is assigned to a mission of vital importance
--assassinating Adolf Hitler
from the air. Croft's romance with SubLt
Rosemary Ince, a radar controller, adds
dimension to the story.

The climax, involving Croft's duel with
an equally skilled opponent in a Heinkel 219,
will surprise many readers and leave them in
admiration of a novel that comes close to
equaling Len Deighton's excellent "Bomber."

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, September 30, 2011

By 

Arnab Bhaduri (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wooden Wolf (Mass Market Paperback)

The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because I felt the character portrayals were a bit "wooden" (pardon the pun). Well-paced and plausible story. Certainly one of the best WW2 flying novels I have read, bears comparison with better-known authors such as Len Deighton and Nevil Shute.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Night fighter in WWII writes from experience!, February 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Wooden Wolf (Hardcover)

I trained with Jack Kelly at Quonset Point so followed his story with extreme interest. Good description of cockpit actions. I would like to make contact with him if anybody knows where the author can be found. "Bruns"