{"product_id":"dog-fights-and-downtime-adventures-of-an-ace-figter-pilot-wwii-italy-paperback","title":"Dog Fights and Downtime: Adventures of an Ace Figter Pilot: WWII, Italy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Wilhelm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#WWII #Italy #P-51 #Ace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had made no analysis of the wisdom of the war or what was in store for me. But after President Roosevelt declared war in his \"Day of Infamy\" speech (December 8, 1941), I wanted to join the fighting forces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn particular, I wanted to join the Army Air Corps to be a fighter pilot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing my personal journal, my scrapbook of orders, log books and letters home to my family as source materials, here's a little of what it was like to be a 23-year-old lad expressing his excitement, fear, fatigue, boredom, worries, and dreams during training to be a fighter pilot and then in combat overseas during World War II... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelive these battles in North Africa, Italy, over Germany and many other fascinating WWII moments through the eyes of a combat ace pilot who recently was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Wilhelm's personal account of his military experience is compelling. He started out in the ROTC in college and fought to be re-assigned to the Air Force. He served during WWII mainly in the European Theater, specifically Italy and flew many missions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650229223677,"sku":"9781530030439","price":33.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MUhFQ3A1ZEtpbWE2MUV3V05qbmJkUT09.webp?v=1780703792","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/dog-fights-and-downtime-adventures-of-an-ace-figter-pilot-wwii-italy-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}