Serenade to the Big Bird: A Young Flier's Memoir of the Second World War

Biographies & Memoirs

Stiles, Bert

Leaders & Notable People

Uncommon Valor Press

Five Down and Glory, first published in 1958, is the authoritative record of America's top fighter pilots from the early 1900's through the Korean War. Beginning with a definition of the term "ace," the book details the exploits of the Lafayette Escadrille in France, the Flying Tigers in China, the Eagle Squadron in England, pilots of the U.S. Navy and Marines, the 8th Air Force in Europe, and finally, the action in the air over Korea. Included are extensive Appendices of Medal of Honor aces, lists of aces in each conflict and other details of the most successful fliers. Illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Author Gene Gurney (1924-2011) served more than 60 years in the U.S. Air Force and NASA and was the author of numerous books on aviation history.

Five Down and Glory: A History of the American Air Ace

History

GURNEY, GENE

Military

They Fought With What They Had, first published in 1951, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines and on Java (Indonesia) in late 1941 and 1942. Unprepared for the Japanese onslaught, American forces had to fight with what little they had in terms of functioning aircraft, adequate munitions and replacement parts, and limited manpower. In the face of these overwhelming odds, however, a valiant effort was made to resist the Japanese invaders, which served to buy time for the fresh troops and new equipment that would soon flow into the region. Author Walter Edmonds does a masterful job of incorporating army reports and hundreds of interviews conducted with the combatants into this comprehensive, highly readable account of U.S. Army Air Forces in the south Pacific at the start of World War II. Illustrated with maps. 
Author Walter Edmonds (1903-1998) was best known for his historical novels including Drums Along the Mohawk, published in 1936.

They Fought with What They Had

EDMONDS, WALTER D.

Asia

Destroyer Squadron 23: Combat Exploits of Arleigh Burke's Gallant Force

Jones, Ken

They Fought Alone: The Story of British Agents in France

Buckmaster, Maurice

Bataan Death March: The Eye-Witness Account of the Death March from Bataan and the Narrative of Experiences in Japanese Prison Camps and of Eventual Escape

Dyess, William E.

America's Youngest Soldier: On the Front Lines in World war One

Wrentmore, Ernest L

At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the US Navy

Bulkley, Robert

No Bugles for Spies: Tales of the OSS

Alcorn, Robert

At His Side: The Story of the American Red Cross Overseas in World War II

Korson, George

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