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Title: Looking for a book
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on May 09, 2006, 02:26:05 PM

I used to have a copy of "No Guts, No Glory", written by a Korean War Ace.  I think his name was Bless?  Anyway, I cant find the book anywhere.  Does anyone know where I can find a copy?  It's been years since I read it and I'd like to read it again.  Plus it had some great descriptions of ACM.

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Guppy35 on May 09, 2006, 02:37:45 PM

Author was Fred "Boots" Blesse, Korean war ace and Vietnam airwar vet.

Didn't see one on the Advance Book Exchange

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Treize69 on May 09, 2006, 02:41:49 PM

If you look online, you can probably find either  PDF version or an old copy for sale. That book is pretty much required reading for a fighter pilot.

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Guppy35 on May 09, 2006, 02:43:55 PM

Link to a PDF of NGNG in this thread:

http://www.airtalk.org/trying-to-find-aviation-book-vt42936.html

Bout halfway down

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Treize69 on May 09, 2006, 03:31:50 PM

I just checked E-Bay, Amazon, and a few other lesser ones, no go on a paper copy. :(

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Blooz on May 09, 2006, 04:28:45 PM

Visit your local library.

If your local branch doesn't have a copy ask the librarian to get you a copy. Libraries share books throughout their systems and should have one kicking around somewhere.

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Treize69 on May 09, 2006, 05:30:26 PM

Thats a bit too much of a specific interest title for most systems to have, my local one doesn't even have any of the Toliver/Constable books.

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Blooz on May 09, 2006, 09:42:21 PM

Specific interest?

It's a biography.

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: Treize69 on May 09, 2006, 09:47:45 PM

So are the Toliver/Constable books. :)

Title: Looking for a book
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on May 09, 2006, 10:55:28 PM

Yeah, I tried all the usual sources, I was hoping someone would have a rabbit they could pull out of a hat for me and show me a source for out of print books I was unfamiliar with.  :)

Thanks for the PDF link though, thats a help.  Its probably boxed up in my Grandma's basement, but I cant exactly flip over to Illinois and dig through my boxes right now.

Funny enough, that same show they are talking about is what reminded me of the book.  Tore my office apart hoping I had it here with me but didnt find it.