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Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed Cover Image Book

Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed / John F. Ross.

Ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed (portion title)
Ross, John F., 1958- (Author).

Summary:

The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace, who above all the rest showed a nation the way forward in its quest for speed, endurance and courage.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250033772
  • ISBN: 9781250033772
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Map of the Western Front -- Map of the Chateau-Thierry sector -- Map of the Saint-Mihiel salient -- Map of the Mease-Argonne sector -- Introduction: When a man faces death -- Book I: Racing -- Love at first sight -- A most dangerous job -- Death on the track -- Aeroplane vs. automobile -- New order of terrors -- Book II: Flying -- Storm clouds overhead -- Flying lessons -- A steep learning curve -- Aircraft morph into deadly weapons -- Book III: Fighting -- First blood -- When giants fall -- Race to ace -- The Germans strike back -- A secret counteroffensive -- Squadron command -- Book IV: Immortality -- Plane crash -- Triumph of will.

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Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.
Air pilots > United States > Biography.
Automobile racing drivers > United States > Biography.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
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Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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