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035 _a(OCoLC)969370304
092 _aKleiss, N.
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aKleiss, N. Jack,
_eauthor.
_9334342
245 1 0 _aNever call me a hero :
_ba legendary American dive-bomber pilot remembers the Battle of Midway /
_cN. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, with Timothy and Laura Orr.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c©2017
300 _axvii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps, portraits ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aForeword / by Jill Kleiss -- Introduction / by Norman Jack Kleiss -- Kansas childhood, 1916-1932 -- The lure of flight, 1932-1934 -- Midshipman, 1934-1938 -- Finding love, 1938-1939 -- The Navy's surface fleet, 1939-1940 -- Flight training, 1940-1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 1, May-June 1941 -- Scouting Squadron Six, part 2, June-November 1941 -- The Pacific War begins, November 1941-January 1942 -- The battle of the Marshall Islands, February 1942 -- Wake and Marcus Islands, February-March 1942 -- Return to the central Pacific, March-June 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 1, the morning attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 2, the afternoon attack, June 4, 1942 -- The Battle of Midway, part 3, June 5 and 6, 1942 -- Return to the States, June-October 1942 -- Flight instructor, 1942-1945 -- My life after the Second World War, 1946-1976 -- Remembering Midway, 1976-2016 -- Afterword / by Timothy J. Orr -- Appendix: Roster, Scouting Squadron Six, May 1941 to June 1942.
520 _a75 years ago, one daring American pilot may have changed the course of history when he struck and sank two Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway. Now, legendary dive-bomber "Dusty" Kleiss shares his unforgettable eyewitness account of America's greatest naval victory.
600 1 0 _aKleiss, N. Jack.
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610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy.
_bScouting Squadron Six
_vBiography.
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610 2 0 _aEnterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)
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650 0 _aMidway, Battle of, 1942
_vPersonal narratives, American.
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650 0 _aDive bomber pilots
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xAerial operations, American.
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650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xNaval operations, American.
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655 7 _aAutobiographies.
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655 7 _aPersonal narratives.
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700 1 _aOrr, Timothy J.,
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700 1 _aOrr, Laura Lawfer,
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