Pre-Owned Sailors in the Sky : Memoir of a Navy Aircrewman in the Korean War Paperback from other stores

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  • The inspiring story of the 13 courageous Black men who integrated the U.S. Nav... The inspiring story of the 13 courageous Black men who integrated the U.S. Navy during World War II--leading desegregation efforts across America and anticipating the civil rights movement. Featuring previously unpublished material from the U.S.... more
  • Evan Thomas s startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved ... Evan Thomas s startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust. Upon assuming the presidency in 1953 Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while... more
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  • Fifty years after fighting in the Korean War James Brady returns to the area o... Fifty years after fighting in the Korean War James Brady returns to the area of combat he served in going up into the mountains of North Korea.S. Recon Battalion soldiers spends time with Army and Marine colonels and majors and revisits two ridge... more
  • Over the remote Pacific island of Chichi Jima nine American flyers-Navy and Ma... Over the remote Pacific island of Chichi Jima nine American flyers-Navy and Marine pilots sent to bomb Japanese communications towers there-were shot down. Flyboys a story of war and horror but also of friendship and honor tells the story of those... more
  • He was a WWII Navy veteran from Rochester NY. She was a talented musician from... He was a WWII Navy veteran from Rochester NY. She was a talented musician from Castile NY. They married in Chicago Illinois before starting out in Denton Texas. He eventually became a doctor serving a rural community in Southwestern New York State.... more
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