Wings of war : the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly / David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White.
"The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781524746322
- ISBN: 1524746320
- Physical Description: x, 325 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 23 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Caliber, [2022]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The Landmarks of a Nightmare -- PART ONE: THE PLANE IN THE DREAM -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 Days -- Death from Above -- A Turbine like a Typhoon -- The Butcher Bird -- High Noon -- PART TWO: BIRD IN A CAGE -- The Best Sport in the World -- A One- Man Crusade -- A Cross- Country Shuttle -- Cash and Corruption -- Huddle in the Orange Groves -- Picked Off like Geese -- Black Thursday -- PART THREE: HAWK OF HEAVEN -- A Maverick Fighter Ace -- The Jig Was Up -- Death of a Jockey -- An Endless Roar Overhead -- Big Brother, Little Friend -- Oil Run -- A Perfect Show -- Closing the Ring -- Buzz Bombs and Doodlebugs -- Fighter Boys -- A Last Throw of the Dice -- Twilight for the Reich -- Epilogue: The Bells Toll. |
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