The Jagged edge of duty : (Record no. 20884)

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control field NULRC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780811718424
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency NULRC
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number D 790.262 .R53 2017
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Richardson, Robert L.
Relator term author
245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Jagged edge of duty :
Remainder of title a fighter pilot's world war II /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert L. Richardson
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Guilford, Connecticut :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Stackpole Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2017
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 394 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note CHAPTER 1. GUMP -- 2. Squadron organization -- 3. Two flyers for the fray -- 4. America with no choice left -- 5. Meet the group -- 6. Meet the pilots -- 7. Bomber escort -- 8. Losses mount and the mission to Palermo -- 9. The P-38 fighter interceptor 10. Attacks on Sardinia -- 11. When things go wrong -- 12. Bombs at their fingertips -- Approaching air rule -- Aftermath -- The search for Allan Knepper -- After combat -- Epilogue.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The World War II fighter-pilot story. On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly pounded the American flyers. Knepper was one of two shot down; he was never found. Knepper's story is the story-in-microcosm of thousands of American fighter pilots in World War II. Richardson recounts Knepper's experiences from training through combat and uses them to discuss the aircraft, tactics and doctrine, training, base life, and aerial combat of the war. This is the intimate account of one pilot at war, but also the anatomy of the fighter-pilot experience in World War II.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element FIGHTER PILOTS -- UNITED STATES -- BIOGRAPHY
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Koha item type Books - Reference
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    Library of Congress Classification     General Education LRC - Main National University - Manila Reference 09/28/2022 Donation   REF D 790.262 .R53 2017 c.2 NULIB000018643 05/20/2025 c.2 05/20/2025 Books - Reference