Never call me a hero
Subtitle: a legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway
By: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, with Timothy and Laura Orr
Contributors: Orr, Timothy J., author; Orr, Laura Lawfer, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780062692054
Subjects: United States; Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6); American Personal narratives; American Aerial operations; American Naval operations; World War, 1939-1945; Midway, Battle of, 1942; United States. Navy. Scouting Squadron Six; Dive bomber pilots; Biography
Description: 75 years ago, one daring American pilot may have changed the course of history when he struck and sank two Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. Now, legendary dive-bomber "Dusty" Kleiss shares his unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest naval victory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Jill Kleiss; title: Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss; title: Kansas childhood, 1916-1932; title: The lure of flight, 1932-1934; title: Midshipman, 1934-1938; title: Finding love, 1938-1939; title: The Navy's surface fleet, 1939-1940; title: Flight training, 1940-1941; title: Scouting Squadron Six, part 1, May-June 1941; title: Scouting Squadron Six, part 2, June-November 1941; title: The Pacific War begins, November 1941-January 1942; title: The battle of the Marshall Islands, February 1942; title: Wake and Marcus Islands, February-March 1942; title: Return to the central Pacific, March-June 1942; title: The Battle of Midway, part 1, the morning attack, June 4, 1942; title: The Battle of Midway, part 2, the afternoon attack, June 4, 1942; title: The Battle of Midway, part 3, June 5 and 6, 1942; title: Return to the States, June-October 1942; title: Flight instructor, 1942-1945; title: My life after the Second World War, 1946-1976; title: Remembering Midway, 1976-2016; title: Afterword / by Timothy J. Orr; title: Appendix: Roster, Scouting Squadron Six, May 1941 to June 1942.