Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvii, 312 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Foreword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's surface fleet, 1939-1940 -- Flight training, 1940-1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 1, May-June 1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 2, June-November 1941 -- The Pacific War begins, November 1941-January 1942 -- The battle of the Marshall Islands, February 1942 -- Wake and Marcus Islands, February-March 1942 -- Return to the central Pacific, March-June 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 1, the morning attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 2, the afternoon attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 3, June 5 and 6, 1942 -- Return to the States, June-October 1942 -- Flight instructor, 1942-1945 -- My life after the Second World War, 1946-1976 -- Remembering Midway, 1976-2016 -- Afterword / by Timothy J. Orr -- Appendix: Roster, Scouting Squadron Six, May 1941 to June 1942. |
Summary |
75 years ago, one daring American pilot may have changed the course of history when he struck and sank two Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. Now, legendary dive-bomber "Dusty" Kleiss shares his unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest naval victory. |
Subject |
Kleiss, N. Jack, 1916-2016.
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United States. Navy. Scouting Squadron Six -- Biography.
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Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
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Midway, Battle of, 1942 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Dive bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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Military -- Biography.
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Midway, Battle of, 1942.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal Narratives. (DNLM)D062210
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Added Author |
Orr, Timothy J., author.
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Orr, Laura Lawfer, author.
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ISBN |
9780062692054 (hardback) |
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0062692054 (hardback) |
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