Wings of Valor: Honoring America's Fighter Aces

by Nick Del Calzo and Peter Collier

A hero's action is always extraordinary because it is so contrary to the basic human instincts of self-preservation and survival. For the fighter Ace, it is often kill or be killed. The men whose images and stories are told in Wings of Valor reflect the courage and determination it takes to get no less than five "kills" in aerial combat and return from each mission alive. Some were shot down, captured and later returned home. These men distinguished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591146410
• ISBN13: 9781591146414
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.2"