I know for a fact Robin Olds was revered by his fellow pilots and ground crew. Finden Sie alle Bücher, Informationen zum Autor. While the focus is on the flying, he (or rather: she!) Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. From childhood, Robin Olds mixed with legends of aviation and his own career bridged the days of WWII dogfighting aces through to the nuclear age and the quagmire of Vietnam. Geben Sie es weiter, tauschen Sie es ein, © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften, Militärische Biografien & Erinnerungen (englischsprachig), Biografien militärischer Führer (englischsprachig), Biografien von Figuren aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten). Leider ist ein Problem beim Speichern Ihrer Cookie-Einstellungen aufgetreten. As a fighter myself during that time frame, it is like reliving many things, good and bad! As a fighter myself during that time frame, it is like reliving many things, good and bad! Februar 2018. Sie hören eine Hörprobe des Audible Hörbuch-Downloads. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 13. Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. Born into an army family in Honolulu and raised in Virginia, he was educated at West Point, where he was an All American football player. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 4. Hell, we were in the habit of saluting everything anyhow, and wouldn’t go near a colonel’s sanctum unless under extreme duress. Nothing in that vast sky except bombers and flak, explosions and smoke trails spiraling down, anguished calls on the emergency frequency, parachutes and pieces, and the otherwise empty wild blue. Um aus diesem Karussell zu navigieren, benutzen Sie bitte Ihre Überschrift-Tastenkombination, um zur nächsten oder vorherigen Überschrift zu navigieren. We in the 479th knew about their exploits and were in awe of their skill and good fortune. I’M A BASTARD, TOO. Although he put up a stern front, we quickly learned he cared about each of us. Fast paced, informative, exciting but eventually quite sad as well. The bridges behind the Wehrmacht were important targets. You get a very good feel for what it was like both in WW2 and the Vietnam war for fighter pilots going face to face with the enemy. It was obviously going to be black for takeoff, black for rendezvous, and black all the way into France. I’ll admit we were a raggedy-assed bunch when he arrived. They were veterans in providing the air support that had made Patton’s dash possible. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 11. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 11. --The Wall Street Journal, "Excellent...at times, his poetic descriptions reveal a humanity rarely exhibited in public by this swashbuckling, handlebar-mustachioed giant of air power." He was already a triple ace and had created legends in the 56th, like Gabreski, Mahurin, and Johnson. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. Our original group CO, Kyle Riddle, was lost to flak on May 10. Here's Robin's story in his own words and gleaned from the family and friends of his lifetime. This book is a must for everyone who lives in the fighter fraternity. Especially the accounts of his tours in WWII and Vietnam are page turners. Prime-Mitglieder genießen Zugang zu schnellem und kostenlosem Versand, tausenden Filmen und Serienepisoden mit Prime Video und vielen weiteren exklusiven Vorteilen. Momentanes Problem beim Laden dieses Menüs. Fast paced, informative, exciting but eventually quite sad as well. The group had made progress since our arrival in early May, but the price had been high. Finally, the book sheds some light on the strain put on relationships by this kind of job. The group had made progress since our arrival in early May, but the price had been high. It was the price of admission, and I wanted to belong. Diese Einkaufsfunktion lädt weitere Artikel, wenn die Eingabetaste gedrückt wird. He was already a triple ace and had created legends in the 56th, like Gabreski, Mahurin, and Johnson.