Double ace
Subtitle: the life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., pilot, hero, and teller of tall tales
By: Robert Coram
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781250040183
Subjects: Campaigns; United States; Generals; American Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Air Force; United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 23rd; Fighter pilots; Biography
Description: "Recounts the storied life and military career of the American flying Ace who flew missions in China alongside the "Flying Tigers" during World War II and helped found Georgia's Museum of Aviation,"--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Georgia boy; title: Failure; title: West Point; title: Bugling; title: Flying and driving; title: Learning the trade; title: Dark nights of the soul; title: The fortress falls; title: Wedding bells and distant trumpets; title: Extra duty; title: Orchids and pigs and, oh my, the training command; title: California dreaming; title: War tocsins; title: "You are not blooded"; title: Hold my beer; title: The flight to destiny; title: At the end of the world; title: The Hump; title: Flying Tiger; title: Glory; title: Leaving China; title: Home is the hero; title: On the road again; title: The book ... and the movie; title: Good reviews ... and bad; title: Movie star; title: Chiaroscuro; title: Twilight; title: The more things change; title: Still in the race; title: Resurrection; title: At last; title: One more mission; title: Mission accomplished.