Such Men as These : The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies over Korea

by Sears, David

• ISBN13: 9780306818516
• ISBN10: 0306818515
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-11
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

In 1951, James Michener went to Korea to report on a little known aspect of America's stalemated war: navy aviators. His research inspired novel about these pilots became an overnight bestseller and, perhaps, the most widely read book ever written about aerial combat.Using Michener's notes, author David Sears tracked down the actual pilots to tell their riveting, true-life stories. From the icy, windswept decks of aircraft carriers, they penetrated treacherous mountain terrain to strike heavily defended dams, bridges, and tunnels, where well entrenched Communist anti-aircraft gunners waited to shoot them down. Many of these men became air combat legends, and one, Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the moon.Such Men As Thesebrims with action-packed accounts of combat and unforgettable portraits of the pilots whose skill and sacrifice made epic history.

Author Biography

DAVID SEARS is a New Jersey·based historian and author. A former U.S. Navy officer with extensive sea duty aboard a destroyer, as well as a Vietnam War veteran, he is the author of three previous books, including At War with the Wind and The Last Epic Naval Battle. In writing Such Men As These, he carried out extensive research and conducted dozens of personal interviews. Visit him online at www.dlsears.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Prologue: Mariners	p. 1
We Interrupt This Cold War
The Holloway	p. 23
Disturbing the Peace	p. 44
The Pittsburgh Corsairs, the Long Island Panthers	p. 61
Onionskin Angel	p. 76
Other Everests	p. 96
Iroquois Flight	p. 111
This Awful War You'll Terminate
The Ridgway	p. 133
Roads, Rails, Bridges, Tunnels, Dams	p. 150
Oh! Welcome to Korean Hills	p. 169
From a Cold Sea	p. 186
Unhappy Valleys	p. 203
The Bridges At Samdong-NI
Epics in Failure	p. 225
Jersey Bounce	p. 249
Implacable Enemies and Unforgiving Elements	p. 266
Countering at the Right Moments	p. 285
Something Like Peace	p. 304
Three Epilogues	p. 321
Notes	p. 337
Glossary	p. 341
Bibliography	p. 345
Acknowledgments	p. 349
Ready Rooms	p. 351
Roll Call	p. 371
Index	p. 381
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