Filled with tales of survival, physical courage, and sheer perseverance, "Fly Navy" goes beyond the "Top Gun" image to tell the incredible stories of the heroic men and women who have made naval aviation great.
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Filled with tales of survival, physical courage, and sheer perseverance, "Fly Navy" goes beyond the "Top Gun" image to tell the incredible stories of the heroic men and women who have made naval aviation great.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book Fine hardcover first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, bright and unmarked. Illustrated with color and black & white photographs. 352 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. "Top Gun" was only part of the story. Fly Navy delves beyond the Hollywood image to reveal the true mettle and genuine story of the elite men and women of naval aviation.
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First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]
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Thomas Dunne Books
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2011
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English
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18170033999
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Very good in Very good jacket. x, 342 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Selected Bibliography. Notes. Index. Alvin spent an entire year immersed in naval aviation. The resulting book, released on naval aviation's 100th birthday, reveals the true spirit of the men and women involved in this grand enterprise. The book carries readers beyond the Top Gun stereotype and introduces them to the extraordinarily dedicated men, women, and families who make naval flight operations possible. Across America and aboard five aircraft carriers in three oceans, including the Arabian Sea, Alvin discovered how the great enterprise of naval aviation instills a special code and spirit in its patriot-servants and how they have, together, shaped our navy, nation, and world for the better. Alvin Townley (born 1975) is an American author who writes about adventure, service, and inspiration. His most recent book, Defiant, about prisoners of war and POW families during the Vietnam era, is his fourth nationally acclaimed work. In Summer 2011, St. Martin's Press released Townley's third book, FLY NAVY: Discovering the Enduring Spirit and Extraordinary People of Naval Aviation. To write the book, he traveled to bases across the country and also visited five aircraft carriers in three oceans, meeting the people of naval aviation-past and present, officers and enlisted. The book defines the individuals and values that underlie America's naval air power. Top Gun was only part of the story. Fly Navy delves beyond the Hollywood image to reveal the true mettle and genuine story of the elite men and women of naval aviation. For one hundred years, the U.S. Navy's aviators and crews have made the difference on military and peacetime missions around the world. Their unparalleled skill, preparation, and everyday dedication have paid off when it matters most: when lives are on the line. Together, these men and women-officers and enlisted personnel, past and present-have protected freedom, served their country, and forged a legacy of valor like no other. In this landmark book, Alvin Townley takes readers on an adventure around the world and across generations as he goes behind the scenes of naval aviation. From the skies over the Arabian Sea to the jungles of Southeast Asia to carriers patrolling the vast Pacific, he uncovers incredible stories of service members who survived weeks adrift at sea, made midnight rescues in deadly storms, crash-landed behind enemy lines, and found themselves in situations where their exceptional training and focus were the only things standing between life and death. Filled with inspiring personal accounts of courage, camaraderie, and sheer perseverance, Fly Navy pays tribute to the extraordinary individuals who have built naval aviation into the revered force it is today-and will remain tomorrow.
