Yanks in the RAF
The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain's Fight in WWII
This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War II-more than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict. Based on interviews, diaries, personal documents, and research in British, American, and German archives, the author has created a colorful portrait of this small group who were our nation's first combatants in World War II.As the author's research shows, their motives were various: some were idealistic; others were simply restless and looking for adventure. And though the British air force needed pilots,…
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- ISBN: 978-1-63388-022-1
- EAN: 9781633880221
- Produktnummer: 16871857
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 281 S.
Über den Autor
David Alan Johnson is the author of nine previous books, including The Battle of Britain: The American Factor and, most recently, Decided on the Battlefield: Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, and the Election of 1864.
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