Tiger Joe
Subtitle: A Photographic Diary of a World War II Aerial Reconnaissance Pilot
Publisher: Eveready Press
Published: June 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780975871478
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Personal narratives, American; History - Military / War; History; Military; Reconnaissance operations, American; Military - World War II; Air pilots, Military; Army Air Forces; Chronological Period/1940's; Europe; History / Military / War; History / Military / World War II; Reconnaissance Squadron, 109th; Thompson, Joe; United States; Aerial operations, American
Description: "More than 70 million soldiers were engaged in the military operations of World War II, but few had a front-row seat like Joe Thompson. Tiger Joe tells the story of this unknown hero and Nashville native, who flew 90 missions, most of them behind German lines, in a P-51 Mustang." "But Tiger Joe is more than a book about combat aviation. A gifted amateur photographer, Thompson took hundreds of pictures during his four years of military service. Tiger Joe is a photographic diary of Thompson's remarkable journey through World War II, taking us both behind-the-scenes and on the front lines, and allowing us to gaze into the human face of war."--Jacket.