What It Takes: Stories from the Lives of Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen
Clinton, SC: The Jacobs Press, 1943. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. 83, [1] p. Illustrations, black & white. Order blank form present. Cover has some wear and soiling. Includes the poem High Flight as the first item. High Flight has been a favorite poem amongst both aviators and astronauts. It is the official poem of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force and has to be recited from memory by fourth class cadets at the United States Air Force Academy, where it can be seen on display in the Cadet Field House. Portions of the poem appear on many of the headstones in the Arlington National Cemetery. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Bataan, Quintin Warner, Chiang Kai-shek, Hermann Hagedorn, Eddie Rickenbacker, Gene Tunney, Dobbie, John Magee, Orrin Keating
[Book #71593]
Price: $28.50