Lt. Lee Marks, a Fifth Air Force P-38 pilot, tastes the blend of
excitement and fear as he enters the air war over 1944 New Guinea.
In a campaign where the weather claims as many pilots as the
Japanese, Marks must quickly learn the idiosyncrasies of both if he
is to survive.
A rapid succession of air victories confirms his preparation for
combat. But nothing in his training has prepared him for duty under
Major Mo Brennan. A triple ace, Brennan manipulates his men and the
system as efficiently as he eliminates the enemy. Becoming his
leader's Exec, Lee Marks finds himself torn between what works and
what is right, what the future might bring--and what he must
sacrifice to find out. And he learns along the way that sometimes
an airman's toughest battles are fought on the ground.
The rousing story traces the Allied course of action in the unique
New Guinea campaign, and it explores the war, the men who make the
war, and the natives who find themselves the hosts. The novel is
sprinkled with GI humor, the uplifting ingredient that kept it all
together, and it pays tribute to that highly sophisticated piece of
engineering, Lockheed's P-38 Lightning.
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2006 |
| First published: |
August 2006 |
| Authors: |
Roger Naylor
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-595-40768-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
War fiction >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-595-40768-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780595407682 |
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