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Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed
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Title
Enduring courage : ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed / John F. Ross.
ISBN
9781250033772 (hardcover)
1250033772 (hardcover)
9781250033789 (e-book)
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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.
Variant and related titles
Ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Map of the Western Front
Map of Chateau-Thierry
Map of Saint-Mihiel
Map of the Mease-Argonne
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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