Fighting the night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a flyer's life
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Author:
Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
Available from another library

Description

"From the acclaimed and bestselling author of Hemingway's Boat, the profoundly moving story of his father's wartime service as a night fighter pilot, and the prices paid by him, and other soldiers, for their acts of selfless, patriotic sacrifice"--

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Black Widow (Night fighter plane)
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Hendrickson, Joseph P. -- (Joseph Paul), -- 1918-2003.
Hendrickson, Paul, -- 1944-
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Officers -- Biography.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Night Fighter Squadron, 549th -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.

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Unknown
ISBN:
9780593321133, 0593321138

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General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286) and index.
Description
"From the acclaimed and bestselling author of Hemingway's Boat, the profoundly moving story of his father's wartime service as a night fighter pilot, and the prices paid by him, and other soldiers, for their acts of selfless, patriotic sacrifice"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Hendrickson, P. (2024). Fighting the night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a flyer's life. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-. 2024. Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer's Life. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-, Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer's Life. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Hendrickson, Paul. Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer's Life. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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