Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark by Molesworth, Carl

Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781472840035)

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Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark by Molesworth, Carl

Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark

$35.00
Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark by Molesworth, Carl

Flying Tiger Ace: The Story of Bill Reed, China's Shining Mark

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
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The moving biography of Lt. Col. William Norman Reed, a World War II fighter ace who fought with the Flying Tigers and died in defense of the nation he loved.

Bill Reed had it all--brains, looks, athleticism, courage, and a talent for leadership. After a challenging childhood in Depression-era Iowa, Reed joined the US Army Air Corps, but the outbreak of World War II saw him give up his commission. Instead, he traveled to China to fly for the American Volunteer Group--the legendary Flying Tigers. After a brief return to America, he resumed the fight as a senior pilot and later squadron commander in the Chinese-American Composite Wing. Soon afterwards, Reed tragically lost his life in a desperate parachute jump late in the war, by which point he was a fighter ace with nine confirmed aerial victories. His obituary was front-page news throughout the state of Iowa.

This book is a biography of his extraordinary life, focusing on his time spent flying with some of the famous aerial groups of World War II. It draws heavily on Reed's own words, along with the author's deep knowledge of the China air war, and years of research into Reed's life, to tell his compelling story.

Author: Carl Molesworth
ISBN-10: 1472840038
ISBN-13: 9781472840035
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 02/18/2020
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d
By Carl Molesworth
By Carl Molesworth
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Carl Molesworth is a former newspaper and magazine editor now working as a freelance writer and editor. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in English, Molesworth served as an enlisted man in the USAF from 1968 to 1972 before becoming an award-winning journalist for 35 years and then transitioning to full-time book writing. He has been researching and writing about fighter operations in World War II for nearly 30 years. His 14 previous titles include three books in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, three in the Aviation Elite Units series, and two in the Duel series. He is best known for his writing about the China-Burma-India theater and the Curtiss P-40 fighter. He lives in Washington, USA.

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