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Geoffrey L. Rossano - Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S.Ingalls, America's First Naval Ace (War and Society in North America) - 9780821420188 - V9780821420188
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Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S.Ingalls, America's First Naval Ace (War and Society in North America)

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Description for Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S.Ingalls, America's First Naval Ace (War and Society in North America) Hardcover.

Hero of the Angry Sky draws on the unpublished diaries, correspondence, informal memoir, and other personal documents of the U.S. Navy’s only flying “ace” of World War I to tell his unique story. David S. Ingalls was a prolific writer, and virtually all of his World War I aviation career is covered, from the teenager’s early, informal training in Palm Beach, Florida, to his exhilarating and terrifying missions over the Western Front. This edited collection of Ingalls’s writing details the career of the U.S. Navy’s most successful combat flyer from that conflict.
While Ingalls’s wartime experiences are compelling ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821420188
SKU
V9780821420188
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Geoffrey L. Rossano
David S. Ingalls (1899–1985) was the son of railroad magnate Albert S. Ingalls and Jane Taft, niece of President William Howard Taft. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his studies at Yale in 1916, only to leave to join the First Yale Unit, becoming a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps. After the War, he returned to Yale ... Read more

Reviews for Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S.Ingalls, America's First Naval Ace (War and Society in North America)
“Historian Geoffrey L. Rossano…shines a light on the transatlantic experiences of a figure hitherto in the dark, and allows Ingalls’ articulate hand and eloquent voice to shine through when describing his service with the RAF…. Such astute editing makes, to be sure, for a gripping first-hand narrative.…This book [is] a must-have for those with a specific interest in war-time diaries ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Hero of the Angry Sky: The World War I Diary and Letters of David S.Ingalls, America's First Naval Ace (War and Society in North America)


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