Never call me a hero : a legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway / N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, with Timothy and Laura Orr.
| Author/creator |
Kleiss, N. Jack, 1916-2016 author. |
| Other author/creator | Orr, Timothy J., author. |
| Other author/creator | Orr, Laura, author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | [New York, NY] : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2017 |
| Description | xvii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimile ; 21 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Foreword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's surface fleet, 1939-1940 -- Flight training, 1940-1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 1, May-June 1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 2, June-November 1941 -- The Pacific War begins, November 1941-January 1942 -- The battle of the Marshall Islands, February 1942 -- Wake and Marcus Islands, February-March 1942 -- Return to the central Pacific, March-June 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 1, the morning attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 2, the afternoon attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 3, June 5 and 6, 1942 -- Return to the States, June-October 1942 -- Flight instructor, 1942-1945 -- My life after the Second World War, 1946-1976 -- Remembering Midway, 1976-2016 -- Afterword / by Timothy J. Orr -- Appendix: Roster, Scouting Squadron Six, May 1941 to June 1942 -- Glossary of military acronyms. |
| Abstract | Seventy-five years ago, one daring American pilot may have changed the course of history when he struck and sank two Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. Now, legendary dive-bomber "Dusty" Kleiss shares his unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest naval victory. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives American. |
| ISBN | 9780062692351 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0062692356 (paperback) |
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