American Hero: The True Story of Tommy Hitchcock--Sports Star, War Hero, and Champion of the War-Winning P-51 Mustang

by Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.

Jazz Age Hero intertwines the private lives of Tommy Hitchcock, an enormously wealthy socialite, and such notables as Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Averell Harriman, Ambassador to England Gil Winant, FDR, and General Hap Arnold, commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII. Tommy also flew for the Lafayette Escadrille during the Great War, getting shot down by the Germans and then escaping to Switzerland. A true hero, during WWII he reenlisted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493022873
• ISBN13: 9781493022878
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"