50 years ago, in the South Pacific air war, Joe Foss established himself as the American ace of aces, returned home to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, and began a series of greater and greater achievements. Now, Joe looks back on his extraordinary life. It is the inspiring and insightful success story of a genuine American hero.
In this unique volume the authors, two prominent, highly decorated war veterans, present the extraordinary stories of 27 of the greatest fighter aces of the 20th century. Brought together for the first time, here are the war experiences of a few great men who helped to make history. Photographs throughout.
This illustrated survey of all aspects of the Pacific war, from Pearl Harbor to Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay, offers an extensive colour portfolio of dramatic wartime relics that have survived decades on most of the Pacific island battlefields. Rusting American landing craft and tanks still can be found on the treacherous reefs and beaches where ...
America's greatest living fighter aces tell their personal stories--many for the first time--in this extraordinary record of aerial combat, from World War I to Vietnam. Photos.
Fifty years ago, Foss achieved international fame as America's top fighter pilot. He then went on to become governor of South Dakota, commissioner of the American Football League, president of the National Rifle Association, and founder and host of The American Sportsman. Now he looks back on his life.
Flying over Guadalcanal in the fall and winter of 1942-43, Joe Foss rewrote the aerial combat record books by becoming the first American to match legendary World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker's twenty-six victories, a feat that earned him the Medal of Honor. After the war, Joe Foss entered a new war zone--politics--becoming South Dakota's youngest ...
How will you teach your children courage? They need it. You sense that already. The choices your kids face are much tougher than the ones you wrestled withthe evil more flagrant, society more corrupt, the pressure to conform more intense. At the outside, you have about fifteen years to prepare them, maybe less. Theyll need courage or frankly, they ...
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