TY - BOOK AU - Groom,Winston TI - The aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the epic Age of Flight SN - 1426211562 (hardback : alkaline paper) PY - 2013///] CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Doolittle, James Harold, KW - Lindbergh, Charles A. KW - Rickenbacker, Eddie, KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Aeronautics KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics, Military KW - Air pilots KW - Air pilots, Military KW - Heroes KW - History, Military N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages [445]-455) and index; These three men -- The king of dirt -- The man with the outside loop -- Can those be stars? -- Air combat is not sport, it is scientific murder -- New York to Paris -- Man's greatest enemy in the air -- I was saved for some good purpose -- An inspiration in a grubby world -- His halo turned into a noose -- The raid -- We were slowly rotting away -- The Lone Eagle goes to war -- Masters of the sky N2 - Explores "the saga of three extraordinary aviators-- Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle-- and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"-- ER -