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Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love. This is also the story of Ben Meecham, Bull's oldest son. A gifted athlete whose best never satisfies his father, Ben must balance his own ambition with his father's expectations - and decide what course he will chart for himself and what kind...
Author
Series
Star Wars novels. X-wing volume 5
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
403 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
5) The nugget
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Lieutenant Bobby Steele, USN, is a fresh-faced and eager naval aviator: a "Nugget," who needs to learn the ropes and complex procedures of taking off and returning safely to his aircraft carrier. A blurry night of drinking lands him in an unfamiliar bed aboard the USS Oklahoma; later that day, the Japanese destroy Pearl Harbor. After cheating death and losing his friend in this act of war, the formerly naive Steele vows to avenge the attack. Flying...
Author
Language
English
Description
Eugene Bullard lived one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. The son of a former slave and an indigenous Creek woman, Bullard fled home at the age of eleven to escape the racial hostility of his Georgia community. When his journey led him to Europe, he garnered worldwide fame as a boxer, and later as the first African American fighter pilot in history. After the war, Bullard returned to Paris a celebrated hero. But little did he...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 623 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation--a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the Red Baron and his triplane in World War I to today's technologically expert flying warriors in supersonic jets."--
Author
Publisher
Galaxy Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xi, 113 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
China's war ace, a fighter pilot nicknamed the Falcon Killer, is actually Bill Gaylord, raised in Peking by his American parents. Gaylord lost both of them as a child during the violent Boxer uprising and then saw his foster family slaughtered in wartime. With a past that's hardened his soul and given him nerves of steel, Gaylord has used his resolve to down more Japanese aircraft than can be counted.
12) A guy named Joe
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The year was 1944. Overseas, the war raged. Back home, a war-torn population suffered the loss of loved ones. Along came A Guy Named Joe, a fanciful, heart-warming tale based on the legend that pilots never die but return to guide fledgling airmen, and the public welcomed it with open arms.
13) Fighter pilots
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines what it takes to become a fighter pilot; what the job is like; the jets and equipment required; and what its like to fly at twice the speed of sound in pursuit of an enemy.
14) The Trojan sea
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
402 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
15) The war lover
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 211 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stationed in England during WW II, Buzz Rickson is the bravest air force pilot in his squadron. His maniacal quest for aerial thrills prompts his many daredevil heroics. His rebellious attitude, however, threatens to alienate him from everyone around him.
16) Devotion
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Elite fighter pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner become the U.S. Navy's most celebrated wingmen during the Korean War.
18) Ignite the stars
Author
Series
Ignite the stars volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A criminal mastermind and unrivaled pilot, Ia Cōcha has spent her life terrorizing the Olympus Commonwealth, the imperialist nation that destroyed her home. When Ia is captured-- and revealed to be a teenage girl-- she is sentenced to correctional rehabilitation at a training ground for the elite Star Force. By forcing her to serve them, the Commonwealth will prove that no one is beyond their control. Ia forms alliances with Brinn, a seemingly average...
19) Unmanned
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A psychologically gripping descent into the eerie realm of drone warfare, led by one pilot's risky quest to expose its darkest secrets. As an F-16 fighter pilot, Darwin Cole was a family man on top of his world. Now he's a washout - drunk and alone in a trailer in the Nevada desert, and haunted by what he saw on the display of the Predator drone he "piloted, " especially by the memory of an Afghan child running for her life. He reluctantly teams...
20) Ascent
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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