Bibliograph

Double ace, the life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., pilot, hero, and teller of tall tales, Robert Coram

Type

Label

Double ace, the life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., pilot, hero, and teller of tall tales, Robert Coram

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Double ace

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

918994595

Responsibility statement

Robert Coram

Sub title

the life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., pilot, hero, and teller of tall tales

Summary

"Recounts the storied life and military career of the American flying Ace who flew missions in China alongside the "Flying Tigers" during World War II and helped found Georgia's Museum of Aviation,"--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Georgia boy -- Failure -- West Point -- Bugling -- Flying and driving -- Learning the trade -- Dark nights of the soul -- The fortress falls -- Wedding bells and distant trumpets -- Extra duty -- Orchids and pigs and, oh my, the training command -- California dreaming -- War tocsins -- "You are not blooded" -- Hold my beer -- The flight to destiny -- At the end of the world -- The Hump -- Flying Tiger -- Glory -- Leaving China -- Home is the hero -- On the road again -- The book...and the movie -- Good reviews...and bad -- Movie star -- Chiaroscuro -- Twilight -- The more things change -- Still in the race -- Resurrection -- At last -- One more mission -- Mission accomplished

Target audience

adult

Classification