Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Masters of the Sky
Author: John R Bruning Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces" -- the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker -- offered a bottle of bourbon to the first U.S. fighter pilot to break his record of twenty-six enemy planes shot down. Seizing on the challenge to motivate his men, General George Kenney promoted what they would come to call the "race of aces" as a way of boosting the spirits of his war-weary command....
Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Masters of the Sky