| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973.
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Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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Automobile racing drivers -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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| Added Title |
Ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the dawn of the age of speed |
| ISBN |
9781250033772 (hardcover) |
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1250033772 (hardcover) |
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9781250033789 (e-book) |
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