The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
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.
This is 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, andFlyboys. 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."
Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- Biography
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Air pilots
Air pilots, Military
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
Audiobooks
Biography & Autobiography
Doolittle, James Harold
Doolittle, James Harold, -- 1896-1993
Heroes
Heroes -- United States -- Biography
History
History, Military
Lindbergh, Charles A
Lindbergh, Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus), -- 1902-1974
Military
Nonfiction
Rickenbacker, Eddie
Rickenbacker, Eddie, -- 1890-1973
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
9781483062440
9781426211577
Grouping Information
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Grouping Title | aviators eddie rickenbacker jimmy doolittle charles lindbergh and the epic age of flight |
Grouping Author | winston groom |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-12-10 05:33:06AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-12-10 05:03:21AM |
Solr Fields
Dean, Robertson,narrator
Findaway World, LLC
Playaway Digital Audio
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Edgewater Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library - Audiobooks
Edgewater Library - Audiobooks
Online OverDrive Collection
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.
This is 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, andFlyboys. 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."
eAudiobook
eBook
eBook
9781482954463
9781483062440
PLAYAWAY 629.13 G
Anne Arundel County Public Library Online
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library
Edgewater Library
Online OverDrive Collection
Disney Book Group
Findaway World, LLC
Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography
Audiobooks
Doolittle, James Harold, -- 1896-1993
Heroes -- United States -- Biography
Lindbergh, Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus), -- 1902-1974
Rickenbacker, Eddie, -- 1890-1973
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century
The aviators [playaway] : Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic age of flight / Winston Groom
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Air pilots
Air pilots, Military
Biography & Autobiography
Doolittle, James Harold
Heroes
History
History, Military
Lindbergh, Charles A
Military
Nonfiction
Rickenbacker, Eddie
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