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Summary: Spectacular
Review: As a conglomeration of other air combat fighter stories, Coonts has selected the best. This book is not just the cream of the crop, it is the cream of the cream. The book ignited an interest in history, WWII, and fighter planes in me that hasn't stopped yet. I use the stories in this books as a bibliography to guide my further reading. And as such, it has steered me well into other great authors such as Adolg Galland, Len Deighton, Chuck Yeager, etc...
Rating:
Summary: Spectacular
Review: As a conglomeration of other air combat fighter stories, Coonts has selected the best. This book is not just the cream of the crop, it is the cream of the cream. The book ignited an interest in history, WWII, and fighter planes in me that hasn't stopped yet. I use the stories in this books as a bibliography to guide my further reading. And as such, it has steered me well into other great authors such as Adolg Galland, Len Deighton, Chuck Yeager, etc...
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Summary: Excellent collaboration
Review: I just finished this book, and I actually ended up buying several of the books from which the excerpts were taken. I couldn't wait to receive the full versions so I could read the full accounts.
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Summary: Excellent collaboration
Review: This collection of stories about WWII airmen on both sides of the conflict truly captivated me. I was sorry to finish the work. The story of the P-47 pilot trying to get his damaged plane back to safe territory made me feel like I was in the cockpit of the Thunderbolt with him! I could not wait to share the book with my friends.
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Summary: I could not put this book down...
Review: This collection of stories about WWII airmen on both sides of the conflict truly captivated me. I was sorry to finish the work. The story of the P-47 pilot trying to get his damaged plane back to safe territory made me feel like I was in the cockpit of the Thunderbolt with him! I could not wait to share the book with my friends.
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Summary: Standard air combat stories, but well chosen.
Review: This is a collection of 26 in-the-cockpit memoirs of air warfare: three from World War I, seven Vietnam and the rest (inevitably) WWII. All are taken from best selling biographies. Experienced readers will find nothing new, but it is always fun to go through these well-chosen yarns again, and the book will be a treasure for newcomers. Best of all, it stimulates the reader to track down the original books and points the way to lots of reading fun.
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