| Joe Foss Flying Marine: The Story of his Flying Circus Contributor(s): Foss, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1716545463 ISBN-13: 9781716545467 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $26.52 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Aviation & Nautical |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.74 lbs) 124 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: US Marine Joe Foss was the hottest ace in World War II. He led the Flying Circus, an elite group of eight fighter pilots with a reputation for aggressive close-in fighter tactics and uncanny gunnery skills. In October 1942, Foss and his Circus were sent into the heat of battle at Guadalcanal. His spectacular success there earned Foss a presidential citation from Roosevelt: "His remarkable flying skill, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit were distinctive factors in the defense of strategic American positions on Guadalcanal." In his book, Foss explains how he became a pilot, why he, and men like him, chose to fight the war in the air, and what it was like to engage in helter-skelter dogfights with the dexterous Japanese Zero pilots of World War II. |