Groom, Winston,1944-

The aviators :Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight /Winston Groom.

464 pages :illustrations, maps ;24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

These Three Men -- The King of Dirt -- The Man With the Outside Loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air Combat is not Sport, It is Scientific Murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's Greatest Enemy in the Air -- I was Saved For Some Good Purpose -- An Inspiration in a Grubby World -- His Halo Turned into a Noose -- The Raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The Lone Eagle Goes to War -- Masters of the Sky.

1.Doolittle, James Harold,--1896-1993.2.Lindbergh, Charles A.--(Charles Augustus),--1902-1974.3.Rickenbacker, Eddie,--1890-1973.1.Adventure and adventurers--United States--Biography.2.Aeronautics--United States--History--20th century.3.Aeronautics, Military--United States--History--20th century.4.Air pilots--United States--Biography.5.Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.6.Heroes--United States--Biography.Dynamic Details
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