The Jagged Edge of Duty: A Fighter Pilot's World War II

by Robert Richardson

Book Overview

On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly pounded the American flyers. Knepper was one of two shot down; he was never found. Knepper's story is the story-in-microcosm of thousands of American fighter pilots in World War II.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811718425
• ISBN13: 9780811718424
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"