{"product_id":"the-greatest-air-aces-stories-ever-told-paperback","title":"The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told - 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\u003eCol Robert Barr Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurence J. Yadon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II. Other nations had their aces, \u003cbr\u003ebut this book concentrates on American and Commonwealth pilots. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese aviators were chosen not only because of their \"scores\" and their great courage, but also for \u003cbr\u003eother qualities which set them apart, like the WWII Royal Air Force Wing Commander who shot \u003cbr\u003edown more than 20 Germans while flying with two artificial legs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCol. Robert Barr Smith (Ret) has a BA in History and Doctor of Laws from Stanford University. He entered the United States Army as a private and retired as a colonel, serving in Vietnam, twice in Germany and with troop units and on posts throughout the United States. He was a senior Parachutist with 65 jumps, and his decorations include the Legion of Merit (two awards) and the Bronze Star. Laurence J. Yadon is an attorney, mediator and arbitrator and speaker on legal subjects and the American West. He is general counsel of a federal power administration which markets federally generated hydropower in a six-state area. Mr. Yadon is a graduate of the University of Tulsa and University of Oklahoma College of Law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53004276138291,"sku":"9781493026623","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TW5QcG5POWZVenE4Ymg0UXJheThLQT09.webp?v=1769501397","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-greatest-air-aces-stories-ever-told-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}