Five Down and Glory
Subtitle: A History of the American Air Ace
By: Edited by Mark P. Friedlander, Jr.
Publisher: Putnam
Published: 1958
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.; Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Aerial operations.; Military decorations -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliography.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments 9; title: Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker 13; title: A Definition: The Ace 15; title: 1 In the Beginning 21; title: 2 Lafayette Escadrille 29; title: 3 America in World War I 45; title: 4 The Flying Tigers 65; title: 5 The Eagle Squadron 78; title: 6 Navy-World War II 90; title: 7 Marines-World War II 112; title: 8 Far East Theatre in World War II 130; title: 9 China-Burma-India 155; title: 10 North Africa and Mediterranean— World War II 174; title: 11 Britain and Europe— 8th Air Force 192; title: 12 Korean Conflict 238; title: 13 In Conclusion 254; title: Appendices;; title: Congressional Medal of Honor Aces 261; title: Post-World War I Aces 272; title: World War I Official Summary of Air Operations 280; title: World Wars I, II and Korean Conflict Top Aces 282; title: World War II Selected Army Air Force Statistics 297; title: World War U Selected Naval Aviation Statistics 298; title: Korean Conflict Statistics 299; title: Bibliography 301; title: 16 pages of illustrations will be found following page 160.