Download or read book He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings written by Martha Bothwell Trail and published by Mother's House Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of Colonel (Retired) Reo Clinton Trail by Martha Bothwell Trail. Col. Reo Trail was nineteen years old and fresh from his family s Wyoming ranch when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, which was rapidly engulfed in WWII. From the his start as an enlisted man, Reo quickly advanced into an officer s career marked by his skill as a pilot flying troop carriers, dropping paratroopers, ammunition, and supplies behind enemy lines. This book is told as a series of essays, including many contributions by Col. Trail, who had a lively and extensive contact with a number of famous personalities: General Carl A. Tooey Spaatz of the 12th Air Force, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Jimmy Doolittle, General Hap Arnold, General Hoyt Vandenberg, General George Patton, W. Averill Harriman, US Ambassador to Russia, Bob Hope, Wernher Von Braun, Col. Jock Whitney, General Ira C. Eaker, General Westover, President Harry Truman, Field Marshall Jan Smuts, Chuck Yager, Robert "I came up the hard way" Uhrig, During the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, Reo was the commander at Phu Cat Air Force Base in South Vietnam. Includes "Ode to a C-47", written by Col. Trail, as published in the Stars and Stripes.
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K. Follis and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pair of Silver Wings written by Elliott Todhunter Dewey and published by . This book was released on with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Typescript (carbon copy) of Mrs. Dewey's experiences as principal hostess at Lowry air base (Army Air Corps) during the early years of World War II. In charge of social and recreational activities in which women participated, she also helped to expand libraries and to start educational classes at the base.
Download or read book A Pair of Silver Wings written by James Holland and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the school where Edward Enderby taught for over forty years, there were few who knew he'd once been a successful fighter pilot during the war.It was not something he ever talked about - not even to his family. And for over half a century he had, for the most part, managed to put the memories of those years out of his mind. But fifty years on, he is alone - a widower - with a strained relationship with his only son, and a career behind him that has brought him respect but little affection.In 1995, Britain is celebrating the anniversary of the end of the war, and Edward finds himself forced to confront the tragedy he suffered during those years. Embarking on a journey of self-discovery and personal redemption, Edward travels from England to Malta and then to Italy, and in doing so comes face-to-face with the idealistic young man he once was, and the devastated and traumatised 23-year-old he was to become.Following his experiences over the skies of England in 1941, through the dark days of the Siege of Malta, to the partisan struggle in Italy, A PAIR OF SILVER WINGS is a story of friendship, love and the terrible legacy of war, exploring universal themes of grief and redemption, and one man's quest to heal the scars of the past.
Download or read book The Songs that Fought the War written by John Bush Jones and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.
Download or read book Silver Wings and Golden Scales On Natural History written by Wings and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pair of Silver Wings written by James Holland and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ______________ It can take a lifetime to heal the wounds of war 'Brings history to life' Guardian ______________ Edward Enderby has never spoken about being an RAF fighter pilot. But fifty years after the greatest conflict the world has ever seen, he must finally confront the memories he has tried so hard to forget. From the bright skies over England in 1941, through the dark days of the Siege of Malta, to a bitter partisan struggle in Italy, his takes a momentous journey that will change him forever. And despite the damage the war has wrought, Edward has one last chance to save himself from his past…
Download or read book Silver Wings Etc Stories written by Raoul Whitfield and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book He Wore a Pair of Silver Wings written by Thomas K. Follis and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub-titled: The World War II Memoir of a Lightning Recon Pilot. From induction into the USAAF, through training and then into combat flying the F-5, the photo reconnaissance version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Follis recounts his many experiences getting and wearing the coveted "silver wings" of a pilot-including being chased over the Alps by two Meesserschmitt Me 262 jet fighters. With photos of the author, his fellow pilots and the aircraft they flew. Contents: Prelude; The Big Day Arrives and I'm Off to War-Almost; College Boy Again; An Aviation Cadet-At Last!; Into the Air; Flying the Vultee "Vibrator" and the "Bamboo Bomber"; The B-25-A Real Warbird; The Role of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in Winning World War II and the Contribution of Aerial Photo Reconnaissance; Across the Atlantic in a Wartime Convoy; Going in Harm's Way; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Conclusion; Where Are They Now?; What Has Happened to the Various Military Bases? 37 photos, 4 illustrations, 1 map.
Download or read book Silver Wings written by Christine Jope-. Slade and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-07-18 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book BIRIMISA Portraits Plays Perversions written by George Birimisa and published by Moving Finger Press through its subsidiary Sweetheart Press. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology featuring some of the playwright George Birimisa's own favorite works, including ten of his plays and excerpts from his satirical novel S&M Gym. Also included are prose portraits by colleagues, students, friends and rivals.
Download or read book Among Heroes Tales of the Jungle Skippers written by Philip Brinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed just two months after Pearl Harbor and rushed to the Pacific by General MacArthur, the 317th Troop Carrier Group entered combat at Wau, New Guinea just one week after landing in Australia. For over two and a half years the men of the 317th flew their unarmed transports over enemy-held territory while living in the hot, humid, disease-infested jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines; many times subjected to Japanese bombings and ground attacks. Their reputation of getting the job done at all costs resulted in the Group being chosen by the 5th AF's General Kenney as the Troop Carrier Group to drop paratroopers in the SWPA; participating in all five major parachute drops in the Pacific: Nadzab, Noemfoor, Tagaytay Ridge, Corregidor and Aparri. These stories, told by the men themselves, chronicle the actions of both the air crews and the often forgotten men on the ground; during and immediately following the war in the Pacific.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1942-08-22 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book Silver Wings Etc written by Eliza Marian BUTLER and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Silver Wings Iron Cross written by Tom Young and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American pilot. A German U-boat officer – united by fate in an epic fight for survival. Lieutenant Karl Hagan earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he’s forced to make the hardest decision of his life... trusting the enemy. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally. The pilot who bombed him. November, 1944. The tides of war have turned. The Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other. A deeply moving WWII thriller from master author Tom Young of two enemy combatants forced to work together, perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean, Jack Higgins and Frederick Forsyth. Praise for Tom Young ‘One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years!’ Vince Flynn ‘Gripping and impressively authentic’ Frederick Forsyth ‘Courage and honor in the face of the enemy have not been so brilliantly portrayed since the great novels of the Second World War’ Jack Higgins ‘A gutsy, gritty thriller told only as one who’s been there and done that could write it... a terrific new writer’ W.E.B. Griffin ‘Young has a gift for allowing the reader to experience the emotional aspect of being a soldier... Military-thriller fans should make Young’s work an essential addition to their reading lists’ Booklist ‘Like Tom Clancy, Young has an eye for detail about military equipment, operations, and thinking that will ring true with any veteran’ General Chuck Horner, USAF (RET.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces
Download or read book Silver Wings written by Grace Lutz (formerly Hill, formerly Livingston.) and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
