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05249aam a22008418i 4500 001 FF3B16402B2711E3AD629ACFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220105021919 008 130521s2013 dcu b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2013015171 020 $a 1426211562 (hardback : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9781426211560 (hardback : alkaline paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d GK8 $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TL539 $b .G73 2013 082 00 $a 629.13092/273 $2 23 084 $a TRA002010 $a BIO000000 $a TRA002010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Groom, Winston, $d 1944- 245 14 $a The aviators : $b Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight / $c Winston Groom. 263 $a 1311 264 1 $a Washington, D.C. : $b National Geographic, $c 2013. 300 $a pages cm 500 $a "Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump, Shiloh 1862, and Vicksburg 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the 'greatest generation'"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a These Three Men -- The King of Dirt -- The Man With the Outside Loop -- Which Way is Ireland? -- It is Scientific Murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's Greatest Enemy in the Air -- Saved For Some Good Purpose -- Inspiration in a Grubby World -- A Halo Becomes a Noose -- The Raid -- Adrift -- The Lone Eagle Goes to War -- Masters of the Sky. 600 10 $a Rickenbacker, Eddie, $d 1890-1973. 600 10 $a Doolittle, James Harold, $d 1896-1993. 600 10 $a Lindbergh, Charles A. $q (Charles Augustus), $d 1902-1974. 650 0 $a Air pilots $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Air pilots, Military $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Heroes $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Adventure and adventurers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Aeronautics $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Aeronautics, Military $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / Aviation. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History. $2 bisacsh 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 20th century. 941 $a 32 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716055606.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710023507.0 952 $l ZLPD437 $d 20240510125959.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012013109.0 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20230426112953.0 $m HYAX325 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331012326.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210720010232.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20201205010052.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110053949.0 952 $l GXPA501 $d 20190830010452.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006073323.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720042629.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20180719023513.0 952 $l NEPC953 $d 20180714033440.0 952 $l LEPI975 $d 20180202015017.0 952 $l VMPC334 $d 20170118032419.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826083546.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20160520014342.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20160505044832.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20160309020053.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20151223011710.0 952 $l RAPD371 $d 20150805011250.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20150509030031.0 952 $l DHPB993 $d 20150409022141.0 952 $l BZPC851 $d 20141213103106.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20141013192158.0 $m 629.13092 G876a 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812083738.0 952 $l HHPC765 $d 20140805011932.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20140722012431.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20140204014039.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20140107013114.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20131105011619.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FF3B16402B2711E3AD629ACFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search