The Jagged Edge of Duty: A Fighter Pilot's World War II

by Robert L. Richardson

Book Overview

On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly pounded the American flyers. Knepper was one of two shot down; he was never found. Knepper's story is the story-in-microcosm of thousands of American fighter pilots in World War II.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811739600
• ISBN13: 9780811739603
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"