War in the Air by Stephen Coonts

War in the Air by Stephen Coonts

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELING AUTHOR STEPHEN CONTS BRINGS TO LIFE THE MOST THRILING 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.

Coonts, Stephen: - Stephen Coonts is the author of The Disciple, The Assassin, and the Deep Black and Saucers series, among many other bestsellers. His first novel, the classic flying tale Flight of the Intruder, spent more than six months at the top of The New York Times bestseller list. A motion picture based on the book was released in 1991. His novels have been published around the world and translated into more than a dozen languages. In 1986, he was honored by the U.S. Naval Institute with its Author of the Year Award. He is also the editor of several anthologies, Combat, On Glorious Wings, Victory and War in the Air. Coonts served in the Navy from 1969 to 1977, including two combat cruises on the USS Enterprise during the last years of the Vietnam War.

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ISBN 13	9780671881917
ISBN 10	0671881914
Title	War in the Air
Author	Stephen Coonts
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	1997-12-01
Number of pages	352
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