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Wings of war : the World War II fighter plane that saved the allies and the believers who made it fly / David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White.
"The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524746322
- ISBN: 1524746320
- Physical Description: x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Caliber, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one: The plane in the dream -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 days -- Death from above -- A turbine like a typhoon -- The butcher bird -- High noon -- Part two: Bird in a cage -- The best sport in the world -- A one- man crusade -- A cross- country shuttle -- Cash and corruption -- Huddle in the orange groves -- Picked off like geese -- Black Thursday -- Part three: Hawk of heaven -- A maverick fighter ace -- The jig was up -- Death of a jockey -- An endless roar overhead -- Big brother,little friend -- Oil run -- A perfect show -- Closing the ring -- Buzz bombs and doodlebugs -- Fighter boys -- A last throw of the dice -- Twilight for the Reich. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Webster County-Main Library-Marshfield | 940.544 White (Text) | 3991368303 | * Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWings of war : ‡bthe World War II fighter plane that saved the allies and the believers who made it fly / ‡cDavid Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡a[New York] : ‡bCaliber, ‡c[2022] | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aPart one: The plane in the dream -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 days -- Death from above -- A turbine like a typhoon -- The butcher bird -- High noon -- Part two: Bird in a cage -- The best sport in the world -- A one- man crusade -- A cross- country shuttle -- Cash and corruption -- Huddle in the orange groves -- Picked off like geese -- Black Thursday -- Part three: Hawk of heaven -- A maverick fighter ace -- The jig was up -- Death of a jockey -- An endless roar overhead -- Big brother,little friend -- Oil run -- A perfect show -- Closing the ring -- Buzz bombs and doodlebugs -- Fighter boys -- A last throw of the dice -- Twilight for the Reich. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aFighter pilots ‡zGreat Britain ‡vBiography. ‡0(ME)295965 | |
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