Thunderbolt! (Illustrated) The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace |
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| Author:
| Caidin, Martin
Johnson, Robert S. |
| ISBN: | 979-8-7724-5142-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace is the incredible true life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America's leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first U. S. Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.
Johnson's vivid first-hand descriptions of...
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Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace is the incredible true life story of Robert S. Johnson, one of America's leading fighter pilot aces in World War II. His memoir is an action-packed account of how a young man from Lawton, Oklahoma went on to amass 28 enemy kills, the first U. S. Army Air Force pilot in the European theater to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I tally of 26 enemy planes destroyed.
Johnson's vivid first-hand descriptions of close-scrapes with Goering's elite fighters and his numerous other skirmishes makes Thunderbolt! essential reading for World War 2 and aviation buffs.