Aces High The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of WWII by Yenne

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Aces High The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of WWII by Bill Yenne

Pages 348

Contents

Notes on Squadron Nomenclature and Organizationxiii

Acknowledgmentsxvii

Prologue: Knights of the Air1

PART ONE: BOYS9

1. The Roaring Twenties and the Lone Eagle11

2. Changes and Challenges20

3. A World Goes to War27

4. Americans Prepare33

5. Young Men and War44

6. The Daring Young Lieutenants and Their Flying Machines52

7. Their Warhorse, Their Fork-Tailed Devil60

8. Ups and Downs67

PART TWO: WARRIORS77

9. Into the Band of Brothers79

Notes on Allied Organization in the Pacific Theater84

10. Into the Cauldron88

11. January 1943: The End of the Beginning95

12. February 1943: The Calm Before the Storm102

13. March 1943: A Rising Star105

14. April 1943: Deaths in the Families111

15. May 1943: Passing in the Night117

16. June 1943: Into the Interior121

17. July 1943: Four in One Day124

18. August 1943: Black Days129

19. September 1943: Air Supremacy138

20. October 1943: Down in Flames144

21. November 1943: The Pied Piper of Poplar152

22. December 1943: Vals for Christmas159

23. January 1944: The Next Great Ace?163

24. February 1944: The Flying Circus170

25. March 1944: And Then There Were Two176

26. April 1944: Cases for the Ace of Aces183

27. May 1944: Modesty Equal to Merit193

28. June 1944: "And the Angels Sing"199

29. June 1944: A Stranger Comes to Hollandia202

30. July 1944: The Lone Eagle on His Wing207

31. August 1944: Just Doing His Job214

32. September 1944: Very Little and Very Safe220

33. October 1944: Shooting Gallery Skies224

34. November 1944: The Race for Glory238

35. December 1944: Medals of Honor249

36. January 1945: Never to Be Forgotten269

37. February 1945: The Roses Were Victory Red277

38. Spring 1945: The Lure of Jet Planes281

39. Summer 1945: Home Sweet Home287

40. August 1945: By His Example to Inspire292

PART THREE: REMEMBRANCE301

41. Aces High303

42. Those Who Remember Them310

Epilogue: Heroes319

Bibliography 323

Widely Used Acronyms325

Appendix 1: Cumulative Scores327

Appendix 2: Official Texts of Medal of Honor Citations329

Index 331

Back cover

Capturing the hearts of a beleaguered nation, the fighter pilots of World ar II became the stuff of legend. They cut through the sky in their P-38s to go one-on-one against the enemyand those who survived the deadly showdowns with enough courage and skill earned the right to be called aces....

But two men in particular rose to become something more. They became icons of aerial combat, in heroic rivalry that inspired a weary nation to fight on.

Richard "Dick" Bong was the bashful, pink-faced farm boy from the Midwest. Thomas "Tommy" McGuire was the wisecracking, fast-talking kid from New Jersey. What they shared was an unparalleled gallantry under fire, which earned them both the Medal of Honorand remains the subject if reverent conversation wherever aerial warfare is admired.

What they had between them was a closely watched rivalry to see who would emerge as the top-coring American ace of the war. What they left behind is a legacy of pride and a record of aerial victories that has yet to be surpassed anywhere in the world.

"If there was ever an aviation tale that had all the elements of an old-school Hollywood blockbuster, Bill Yenne's Aces High is it. Wake up, Spielberg, this is the screenplay you've been looking for."

Dan Roam

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