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.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780062692054
- 0062692054
- Kleiss, N. Jack
- 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
- 940.54/26699Â 23
- D774.M5Â K54 2017
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Book | Coffeyville Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Coffeyville Public Library | Adult Books | 940.54 KLEISS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38670101478440 | ||
Book | Fort Scott Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Fort Scott Public Library | Adult Books | 940.54 Klei (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35326000405470 |
Includes index.
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.
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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