What is your favorite WWII pilot biography/book?

[deluxe]

I just finished reading "I flew for the Fueher". All I can say is amazing...you can get it online at Amazon.com

[Ripsnort]

"Doolittle"..by none other than Doolittle.  Excellent reading.

[Karnak]

Samurai!, which for those few who don't already know is about Saburo Sakai.

The other would be Fly for your Life, which was about Robert Stanford Tuck, an early war British ace.

Sisu

[HABICHT]

"fährte des Jägers" by Erich dickfeld!!


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"Die Ta 152 war meine Überlebensversicherung in den letzten Tagen des Krieges" OFw Willi Reschke, Ritterkreuzträger, 38 Abschüsse

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[Downtown]

I got to admit I liked Charlie Bond's "A Flying Tiger's Diary" quite a bit.

I read Samurai and it was pretty good too.  Makes me feel bad for the early U.S.A.A.C. and ANZAC's that had to fly against him.

C.J. Rosbert's "Flying Tiger Joes Adventure Story and Cookbook." has many great recipies, I can't wait to make "Tex" Hills Barbecue Sauce.  C.J.Rosbert cooked for Princes Grace "Kelly" once.  Grace Kelly is the Hottest WWII, or Post WWII Era actress IMHO, after Ingrid Bergman.

Ah...

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"Downtown" Lincoln Brown.
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Wrecking Crews "Drag and Die Guy"
Hals und beinbruch!

[Yeager]

Top three:

*Yeager*

*Press On* (Yeager II)

*To fly and to FIGHT* (Bud Anderson)

Go figure....

Yeager

[Ripsnort]

Still waiting to see a book posted here that I haven't read!

Side note to Yeager, when I first saw  your callsign on WB's when you joined, I thought "I hope he lives up to the name of that great pilot! he has used for his callsign"...  You know what?  You have!  

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[Hangtime]

'To Fly and Fight...'  Bud Anderson.

Really.. read it. You'll re-read it again and again..  This was an American of his time.. and his remininces struck a chord. Bygone era; bygone concepts, but the man's heroism is timeless. Wonderful insights into what makes a man fly; and fight.  

Hang

[buhdman]

My favorite is "To Fly and Fight", Bud Anderson, but another one I enjoyed is:

Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer : An American Fighter Pilot over Europe by Philip D. Caine

Interesting and very detailed diary of an American who flew Spitfires for the RAF and went on to fly P-47s for the US.

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(formerly lt-buhd-lite)
The Buccaneers - "Return with Honor"
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[Swager]

"The Big Show"   by Pierre Clostermann

"A Thousand Shall Fall"   by Mury Peden

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"Damn.....I can't believe I missed that shot!!!"
 
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[bongo]

All of the above       Also check out the books by Eric hammel, like Aces against japan aces against japan 2.you can find his books at amazon.com and look in the out of print section at amazon.com.  most of his books are short stories about fighter jocks. great reading.

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[Staga]

1. A.Galland's "Die Ertzen und die letzen"<sp?> First and last ones in Finnish translation  

2.Pierre Clostermann "The Big Show"

Staga

[danish]

Several of the above mentioned +

Messerschmitts Over Sicily by Johannes Steinhoff - physical and psykological breakdown just around the corner.

Another very good similar read is The War Diary of Helmut Lipfert by Helmut Lipfert\Werner Girbig - allthough I suspect his memory has been "modeled" some.

Dancing In the Skyes by Tony Jonsson - simply good read.

danish

[Lizard3]

Here's a link to my old squad's page(AW3). Theirs a downloadable version of a book by the squads "freind" Cmdr McWhorter, "First Hellcat Ace"  http://www.users.uswest.net/~jpfinch/thefirsthellcatace.htm

The book is relatively new as I believe it was published this spring.

Liz

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Having just re-read it myself, its interesting to note ranges he fired at and ranges he quotes as max range. The "new" gunsight he talks about sounds interesting also. He also states that the Japanese 20mm had a better range than the .50's. A very distinguished flyer for sure.

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[Luckyone]

Yes, what Staga said and I would add "the Guiena Pig" same publisher. Both were paper back and easy reads in low light. As long as they were shelling you could read.