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Vanished Hero : The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America's WWII Strafing King by Jay A. Stout (2016, Hardcover)

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Almost farcically aggressive to the end, he coaxed his crippled fighter through one more firing pass before making a successful crash landing. Righetti was never heard from again. “I’m Going off to War Now, Mom”.

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Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a middling organization into a headline-grabbing team. Ultimately, Righetti's calculated recklessness ran full

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Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-10
1612003958
ISBN-13
9781612003955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220605196

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Book Title
Vanished Hero : the Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America's WWII Strafing King
Author
Jay A. Stout
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
Xvii, 289 Pages

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9 in
Item Width
6 in

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D790.252
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Enhanced with a wealth of vintage black- and-white photographs, notes, a bibliography, and an index, Vanished Hero is a welcome addition to military biography collections, and highly recommended for both public library collections and personal reading lists., Few have ever heard of Elwyn G. Righetti, but his story is worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster... well-written an detailed with smooth prose. It is a fitting tribute to both Righetti and the man who collected his life's journey., As a fellow historian and author on World War II aviation subjects, who has conducted hundreds of interviews with combat pilots, I was quite pleased with Jay Stout's latest release. His attention to detail regarding aircraft, missions, historical accuracy, background and human interaction does not hinder the flow or the quality of this excellent, well proportioned and well-balanced biography of a remarkable yet almost unknown American fighter pilot, P-51 Mustang ace Lt Col Elwyn Guido Righetti. Add this to your collection of great books, and provide it a prominent place in your library., Military historian Jay Stout has given us a rare gift: a look inside the heart and mind of a lost warrior from the Greatest Generation. In intimate detail, Vanished Hero explores the life and legacy of Col. Elwyn Righetti, who blazed a brief and valorous trail through the skies of wartime Europe. Vanished Hero is a welcome addition to the pantheon of America's WWII literature., Former fighter pilot Jay A. Stout continues to prove why he is one of the leading military aviation historians with his latest effort, Vanished Hero. He blends his storytelling talents with meticulous research of both family and military archives to reconstruct the moving true story of one of America's lesser remembered fighter aces. The saga of aggressive fighter commander Elwyn Righetti is presented with a superb blend of details of both the big picture in Europe during the closing stages of World War II and insightful facts on the aircraft, tactics, and strategies employed by both Germany and America., Honoring a commitment to a dying researcher, aviation historian Jay Stout picked up all the loose ends regarding the mysterious disappearance of the hard-driving Lieutenant Colonel Elwyn Righetti and fashioned a superb, edge-of-the-seat account of Righetti's stellar combat career during the final months of the air war against Germany. This book is filled with the kind of attention to detail that we've come to expect from Jay Stout., Military historian Jay Stout has given us a rare gift: a look inside the heart and mind of a lost warrior from the Greatest Generation. In intimate detail, Vanished Hero explores the life and legacy of Col. Elwyn Righetti, who blazed a brief and valorous trail through the skies of wartime Europe. Vanished Hero is a welcome addition to the pantheon of America's WWII literature., Through Righetti's personal story this book also offers a good insight into the Home Front activities during 1942-1944, the European Theater of Operation during 1944-45 and even details on operations and missions flown by the 55th Fighter Group. I will highly recommend this book to any aviation history aficionado.
Table of Content
Introduction: "I'll See You When I Get Back" "I Now Have Cancer" "He Loved Flying More than Anything" 7 "My Flying Has Been Pretty Good Lately" "I'd Rather Fly than Eat" "I'm Really Enjoying This All" "The Chance of a Skunk Picking on a Lion" "I'm Going off to War Now, Mom" "Have My Own Squadron Now" "Everyone Looks So Well" "We Try Not to Hit the Crew" "Tonite This Lad is a Tired Guy" "It All Happened Pretty Fast" "Jerry Went Out of Control" "Seems Like an Excellent Break for Me" "I Hit the Deck" "I'm Pretty Much Tired" "Don't Be a Fool" "One More Pass" "Your Little Daughter is Sure Getting Cuter" "I Felt Bad" Epilogue Author's Comments Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2018-469400
Dewey Decimal
940.54/4973092 B
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20230126

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