Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky

by John R. Bruning

Book Overview

The astonishing untold story of the WWII airmen who risked it all in the deadly race to become the greatest American fighter pilot.
In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces" -- the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker -- offered a bottle of bourbon to the first U.S. fighter pilot to break his record of twenty-six enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what they would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316508624
• ISBN13: 9780316508629
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"