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Fighter Pilot: The World War II Career of Alex Vraciu

170 pp. | Indiana | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-87195-282-0 $17.95
(3) 4-6 Dubbed "leading ace" by the U.S. Navy, Vraciu was best known for shooting down six enemy dive-bombers in eight minutes. Through his story, readers follow WWII from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Black-and-white photographs and quotes from primary sources make this biography a credible and compelling account. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Nancy Hull

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