Such Men as These: The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies Over Korea

In 1951, James Michener went to Korea to report on a little known aspect of America's stalemated war: naval aviators. His research inspired a novel about these pilots and became an overnight bestseller and, perhaps, the most widely-read book ever written about aerial combat. Using Michener's notes, author David Sears tracked down the pilots to tell their riveting, true-life stories. From the icy windswept decks of aircraft carriers, they penetrated treacherous mountain terrain to strike heavily defended dams, bridges, and tunnels, where well entrenched Communist anti-aircraft gunners waited to shoot them down. Many of these men became air combat legends, and one, Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the moon.