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Wake Island Pilot: A World War II Memoir (Memories of War)
by Kinney, John F.; McCaffrey, James M. | PB | Good
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- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9781574887365
- Book Title
- Wake Island Pilot : a World War II Memoir
- Item Length
- 9.8in
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 6.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 220 Pages
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WAKE ISLAND PILOT is the story of John F. Kinney - hero, POW escapee, and aviation pioneer. It contains the first full-length account of a successful escape by a Marine captured in one of the great battles of World War II. Within hours of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese struck the small U.S. garrison on Wake Island. As his squadron's engineering officer, young pilot John F. Kinney used all his considerable ingenuity to oversee the cannibalization of crippled planes for spare parts when he himself was not in the air fighting off the Japanese assault. His gallant efforts helped enable the desperate Marine and Navy defenders to hold out for an incredible two weeks, a truly epic struggle. After the island's inevitable surrender, Kinney was a Japanese prisoner in China for the next three and a half years. During this time, he put his amazingly inventive mechanical skills to work, creating from scratch numerous items, including a radio, to improve his fellow POWs' situation. Toward the end of the war, Kinney escaped from a prison train and, with the assistance of both Nationalist and Communist Chinese troops, made his way to an American airfield. He was thus one of the few Americans to escape from Japanese captivity outside the Philippines. General Kinney's subsequent Marine Corps career was equally distinguished: He flew fighters in the Korean War and helped develop the classic A4-D Skyhawk.
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Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
157488736x
ISBN-13
9781574887365
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038654737
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wake Island Pilot : a World War II Memoir
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Aviation, Military
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
220 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
6.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D790.K55 2004
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Throughout his well-told story, Kinney describes the traits that make a leader, a pilot, and an engineer. His autobiography is one of drive, determination, intestinal fortitude, and will. World War II was won by heroes like John Kinney., John Kinney's actions at Wake Island epitomized the American flair for improvisation that was such a notable contribution in the early days of World War II. His exciting story is well worth reading., "General Kinney's firsthand account of his unique experiences in World War II is guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of the chair. From the heroic defense of Wake Island to the horrible years as a prisoner of the Japanese and the spine-tingling account of his escape that was three years in the making, Kinney provides new insights and perspectives into the war in the Pacific." --Brig. Gen. Philip D. Caine, USAF (Ret.), author of SPITFIRES, THUNDERBOLTS, AND WARM BEER: AN AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOT OVER EUROPE, John Kinneye(tm)s actions at Wake Island epitomized the American flair for improvisation that was such a notable contribution in the early days of World War II. His exciting story is well worth reading., General Kinney's firsthand account of his unique experiences in World War II is guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of the chair. From the heroic defense of Wake Island to the horrible years as a prisoner of the Japanese and the spine-tingling account of his escape that was three years in the making, Kinney provides new insights and perspectives into the war in the Pacific., General Kinneye(tm)s firsthand account of his unique experiences in World War II is guaranteed to keep the reader on the edge of the chair. From the heroic defense of Wake Island to the horrible years as a prisoner of the Japanese and the spine-tingling account of his escape that was three years in the making, Kinney provides new insights and perspectives into the war in the Pacific.
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.5/44973/092
Series
Memories of War Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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