The jagged edge of duty : a fighter pilot's World War II /

The jagged edge of duty : a fighter pilot's World War II /

"The World War II fighter-pilot story. On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly poun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Robert L., 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Knepper, Alan, > 1916-1943
Knepper, Allan, > 1916-1943 > ^A3549503
United States > Army Air Forces. > Fighter Squadron, 49th > Biography.
1939-1945
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography > ^A2099196
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography
Lightning (Fighter plane) > Anecdotes
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American > ^A2107970
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > ^A1076227
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States > ^A2108247
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
World War, 1939-1945 > Africa, North > ^A2108281
World War, 1939-1945 > Africa, North
Anecdotes
Biographies

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Call Number: D790.262 49TH .R53 2017

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