Escucha y lee

Descubre un mundo infinito de historias

  • Lee y escucha todo lo que quieras
  • Más de 500 000 títulos
  • Títulos exclusivos + Storytel Originals
  • 14 días de prueba gratis, luego $24,900 COP/al mes
  • Cancela cuando quieras
Descarga la app
CO -Device Banner Block 894x1036

The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight

72 Calificaciones

4.5

Duración
17H 23min
Idioma
Inglés
Format
Categoría

Historia

Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys.

With the world in peril during World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells the intertwined stories—from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive one), barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II, front-page triumph to anguished tragedy, and near-death to ultimate survival—of these three men who took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."

© 2014 Blackstone Publishing (Audiolibro ): 9781483062457

Fecha de lanzamiento

Audiolibro : 4 de febrero de 2014

Otros también disfrutaron ...

  1. Carrier Pilot Norman Hanson
  2. The German Aces Speak: World War II Through the Eyes of Four of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders Colin D. Heaton
  3. To the Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam Tom A. Johnson
  4. Taking Fire: The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot Charles W. Sasser
  5. The German Aces Speak II: World War II Through the Eyes of Four More of the Luftwaffe's Most Important Commanders Colin D. Heaton
  6. 19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam Lew Jennings
  7. Vietnam: A Tale of Two Tours James C. Mooney, Jr.
  8. ‘Young Man - You’ll Never Die’ Merton Naydler
  9. We Few: US Special Forces in Vietnam Nick Brokhausen
  10. Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 John Vanzo
  11. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front Günter K. Koschorrek
  12. Air Force Blue: The RAF in World War Two – Spearhead of Victory Patrick Bishop
  13. Red Star Against the Swastika: The Story of a Soviet Pilot over the Eastern Front Vasily B. Emelianenko
  14. Nam-Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Arthur Wiknik, Jr.
  15. Panzer Gunner: From My Native Canada to the German Ostfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45 Bruno Friesen
  16. Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16 Dan Hampton
  17. The Big Show: The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat Pierre Clostermann
  18. The Hunter Killers: The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions of the Vietnam War Dan Hampton
  19. Eyes Behind the Lines: L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969 Gary A. Linderer
  20. From F-4 Phantom to A-10 Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot Steven K Ladd
  21. Baa Baa Black Sheep: The True Story of the "Bad Boy" Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
  22. Für Volk and Führer: The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Erwin Bartmann
  23. The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF’s Bloodiest Raid on Hitler’s Germany John Nichol
  24. Those Who Fall John Muirhead
  25. Sherman Lead: Flying the F-4D Phantom II in Vietnam Gaillard R. Peck, Jr
  26. Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond Robert F. Curtis
  27. The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä Tapio Saarelainen
  28. Desert Fox: The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
  29. In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front Gottlob Herbert Bidermann
  30. Whispers In The Tall Grass Nick Brokhausen
  31. The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II Don Brown
  32. Airborne: The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company Ian Gardner
  33. Adventures in My Youth: A German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1941-45 Armin Scheiderbauer
  34. House to House: An Epic Memoir of War Staff Sergeant David Bellavia
  35. After the Flood: What the Dambusters Did Next John Nichol
  36. Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan John Bruning
  37. Mosquito Mayhem: de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII Martin W. Bowman
  38. Viper Pilot: The Autobiography of One of America's Most Decorated Combat Pilots Dan Hampton
  39. Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific R. V. Burgin
  40. On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier Barrett Tillman
  41. A History of Air Warfare John Andreas Olsen
  42. Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East Michael B. Oren
  43. Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission Tom Clavin
  44. Eyes of the Eagle: F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968 Gary A. Linderer
  45. MiG Alley: The US Air Force in Korea, 1950-53 Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
  46. Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 Barrett Tillman
  47. Pucker Factor 10: Memoir of a US Army Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam James Joyce
  48. Gray Work: Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy Jamie Smith
  49. Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II Eugene B. Fluckey
  50. Night Fighter: An Insider's Story of Special Ops From Korea to SEAL Team 6: An Insider’s Story of Special Ops from Korea to SEAL Team 6 Charles W. Sasser