Ace of Aces
Subtitle: The Life of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: September 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780345470645
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; Aviation skills / piloting; Biography: general; World history: Second World War; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Military; Military - Aviation; Military - World War I; Biography & Autobiography / Military
First sentence: BEING VERY, VERY BLOND, HE WAS SADDLED BY OTHER KIDS WITH the nickname "Towhead." the second son of Swiss immigrants, and speaking English with a thick accent, he was also called "Dutchy" and "Kraut."