| The Stand: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. Contributor(s): Skinner, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764330950 ISBN-13: 9780764330957 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $62.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | Military - World War I |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008936224 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.8" W x 11.2" (3.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The last great mystery of World War I has been solved. Drawing from more than two thousand pages of unpublished material, archeological digs in France and dozens of interviews with the descendents of those involved, The Stand: The Final Flight of Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. writes the last chapter on the life and death of America's most spectacular fighter pilot. After fifteen years of research, author and Telly Award-winning television host Stephen Skinner pens a driving, dynamic account that fills in the blanks left behind byhistoryafter the legendary Arizona balloon buster died under controversial circumstances deep in enemy lines in September of 1918. |