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Never call me a hero : a legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway Cover Image Book

Never call me a hero : a legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway / N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, with Timothy and Laura Orr.

Kleiss, N. Jack, 1916-2016 (author.). Orr, Timothy J., (author.). Orr, Laura Lawfer, (author.).

Summary:

75 years ago, one daring American pilot may have changed the course of history when he struck and sank two Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. Now, legendary dive-bomber "Dusty" Kleiss shares his unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest naval victory.

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  • ISBN: 9780062692054
  • ISBN: 0062692054
  • Physical Description: xvii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's surface fleet, 1939-1940 -- Flight training, 1940-1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 1, May-June 1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 2, June-November 1941 -- The Pacific War begins, November 1941-January 1942 -- The battle of the Marshall Islands, February 1942 -- Wake and Marcus Islands, February-March 1942 -- Return to the central Pacific, March-June 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 1, the morning attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 2, the afternoon attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 3, June 5 and 6, 1942 -- Return to the States, June-October 1942 -- Flight instructor, 1942-1945 -- My life after the Second World War, 1946-1976 -- Remembering Midway, 1976-2016 -- Afterword / by Timothy J. Orr -- Appendix: Roster, Scouting Squadron Six, May 1941 to June 1942.

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Subject:
Kleiss, N. Jack, 1916-2016.
United States. Navy. Scouting Squadron Six > Biography.
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
Midway, Battle of, 1942 > Personal narratives, American.
Dive bomber pilots > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American > Juvenile literature.
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Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.

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