The First Fighter Pilot - Roland Garros: The Life and Times of the Playboy Who Invented Air Combat - Softcover

Cobleigh, Ed

 
9781629671567: The First Fighter Pilot - Roland Garros: The Life and Times of the Playboy Who Invented Air Combat
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1629671568 ISBN 13: 9781629671567
Verlag: Check Six Books, 2019

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In the Spring of 1915, a Parisian playboy took to the lethal skies of World War I, becoming the world’s first fighter pilot. Never before had a lone pilot hunted down other aviators. Roland Garros’ aerial exploits unleashed unlimited air combat and changed warfare forever. Before leaving French café society for the Western Front, the young pilot set aviation records, won air races, and introduced manned flight to thrilled crowds in the USA, Europe, and Latin America. In combat, he was shot down, escaped, and made his way back to the waiting arms of an exotic dancer. His decision-stay in Paris or return to the front lines. Garros needed two more victories to become an ace. The little-known story of Roland Garros’ exciting life and fascinating his times is a riveting tale well worth the telling. Learn how a pioneer pilot of the Gilded Age descended into the man-made hell of the Great War. This narrative non-fiction biography delivers that stirring account right on target.

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Bestselling author Ed Cobleigh has been a fighter pilot with the US Air Force, US Navy (TOPGUN), Royal Air Force, Iranian Air Force, and French Air Force. He also served as an Air Intelligence Officer working with the CIA, FBI, and MI6. His aviation/adventure books have sold over 45,000 copies in 12 countries, four genres, and three languages. Two of his memoirs were #1 bestsellers. His biography of an early aviation pioneer was named best new book on WWI. He is on the faculty of the Central Coast Writers Conference.

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Verlag
Check Six Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2019
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1629671568
ISBN 13 
9781629671567
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Anzahl der Seiten
327
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