The wingmen : the unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams Cover Image

The wingmen : the unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams / Adam Lazarus.

Summary:

"The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history. It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men--already experts in their fields--crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John Glenn was an ambitious operations officer with fifty-nine World War II combat missions under his belt. His wingman was Ted Williams, the two-time American League Triple Crown winner who, at the pinnacle of his career, had been inexplicably recalled to active service in the United States Marine Corps. Together, the affable flier and the notoriously tempestuous left fielder soared into North Korea, creating a death-defying bond. Although, over the next half century, their contrasting lives were challenged by exhilarating highs and devastating lows, that bond would endure"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 0806542500
ISBN: 9780806542508
Physical Description: xi, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Edition: First hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-288) and index.

aFrom Fenway to Fighter Jets -- My Life's Work -- The Blow and Go Group -- Three Runs, Three Hits, Three Errors -- Hospitality -- Bush and Old Magnet Ass -- Liberty -- Every Man a Tiger -- Big Shot -- Life Begins at 40 -- The Slow Boring of Hard Boards -- My Greatest Regret -- No Cure for the Common Birthday -- Losing a Great Friend -- Fighter Pilot, Astronaut, US Senator.