{"product_id":"a-pilots-pilot-gary-g-yerkey-9781984121486","title":"A Pilot's Pilot: Gen. Caleb V. Haynes and the Rise of American Air Power, 1917-1944","description":"Gen. Caleb V. Haynes, born in 1895, was one of the giants of U.S. military aviation. A \"big, hulking mountaineer,\" as one writer put it, he spent nearly four decades serving his country as a test pilot and flight instructor in France during World War I; an explorer of new air routes across the oceans; a World War II bomber pilot who handled bombers as easily as others did fighters; a fearless transport pilot who pioneered the U.S. airlift operation over the Himalayas known as The Hump; a hands-on field and operations commander before, during and after the war; a true American military hero who earned countless accolades, including three Distinguished Flying Crosses; and - perhaps above all - \"a pilot's pilot.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary G. Yerkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984121480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984121486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d","brand":"Gary G. Yerkey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790353854719,"sku":"9781984121486","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_656913a4-43c9-4a34-a162-b2a7d9ed1300.jpg?v=1707288693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-pilots-pilot-gary-g-yerkey-9781984121486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}