{"product_id":"fighter-pilot-the-memoirs-of-legendary-ace-robin-olds-paperback","title":"Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Olds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Olds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEd Rasimus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFighter Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by the age of 22--and an ace with 12 aerial victories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He arrived in 1966 to find a dejected group of pilots and motivated them by placing himself on the flight schedule under officers junior to himself, then challenging them to train him properly because he would soon be leading them. Proving he wasn't a WWII retread, he led the wing with aggressiveness, scoring another four confirmed kills, becoming a rare triple ace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOlds, who retired a brigadier general and died in 2007, was a unique individual whose personal story presents one of the most eagerly anticipated military books in recent memory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Olds\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-2007) was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. A triple ace, he achieved a combined total of 16 victories in the Second World War and the Vietnam War. 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. He fought in Europe during World War II, and was regarded as the best wing commander in the Vietnam War. He was promoted to brigadier general after Vietnam, and also served as Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Olds\u003c\/b\u003e is the daughter of Robin Olds. She holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Vassar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Rasimus\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired USAF fighter pilot whose books on the Vietnam air war include \u003ci\u003eWhen Thunder Rolled\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePalace Cobra\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.25 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52444281536819,"sku":"9780312569518","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YUxSQld0V1ZsQmZjdElQeFRRUW95QT09.webp?v=1758934677","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/fighter-pilot-the-memoirs-of-legendary-ace-robin-olds-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}