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Wings of war : the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly / David Fairbank White and Margaret Stanback White.

Author/creator White, David Fairbank, 1951- author.
Other author/creatorWhite, Margaret Stanback, author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info [New York] : Dutton Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]
Descriptionx, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Prologue: The Landmarks of a Nightmare -- PART ONE: THE PLANE IN THE DREAM -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 Days -- Death from Above -- A Turbine like a Typhoon -- The Butcher Bird -- High Noon -- PART TWO: BIRD IN A CAGE -- The Best Sport in the World -- A One- Man Crusade -- A Cross- Country Shuttle -- Cash and Corruption -- Huddle in the Orange Groves -- Picked Off like Geese -- Black Thursday -- PART THREE: HAWK OF HEAVEN -- A Maverick Fighter Ace -- The Jig Was Up -- Death of a Jockey -- An Endless Roar Overhead -- Big Brother, Little Friend -- Oil Run -- A Perfect Show -- Closing the Ring -- Buzz Bombs and Doodlebugs -- Fighter Boys -- A Last Throw of the Dice -- Twilight for the Reich -- Epilogue: The Bells Toll.
Abstract "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"-- Provided by publisher.
General notePlace of publication from publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 307-314) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: White, David Fairbank. Wings of war [New York] : Caliber, [2022] 9781524746346
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2022026360
ISBN9781524746322
ISBN1524746320 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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