If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis Gabby Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary; his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreskis life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed out of Notre Dame and then flight school. He was down to his last chance, and he ...
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If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis Gabby Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary; his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreskis life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed out of Notre Dame and then flight school. He was down to his last chance, and he made the most of it. A witness to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Gabby had his own first taste of air combat flying with a Polish RAF squadron. Shortly thereafter he joined the 56th Fighter Group of the U.S. 8th Air Force, and in seventeen months he shot down twenty-eight German planes, the highest total of any 8th Air Force pilot in Europe. He became a hero whose name was splashed across newspaper headlines from coast to coast. And then, on the very day he was to fly home to his fiancee and a heros welcome, he took one last combat mission, crashed and, after a daring attempt to avoid capture, finished the war in a POW camp. Gabreski returned to combat in 1951, flying F-86 Sabrejets over Korea. He scored 6.5 more victories there, making him one of the few pilots ever to achieve ace status in two wars and in both propeller and jet aircraft. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1967 and spent the next twenty years working in the aviation industry, sustained, as always, by his devout religious faith and his deep love for his family. Now, drawing on his private documents and photographs, Gabby, along with writer Carl Molesworth, tells his thrilling eyewitness story with a candor and a vivid style that should earn this brave pilot a whole new generation of admirers.
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 0764304429. First edition. Hard cover published by Schiffer Publishing in 1998. Dark red covers with black lettering. Corners are slightly bumped. Book is in very good plus condition. Dust jacket is in very good condition. 4to, 174 pages, 2.6 lb.; Schiffer Military History; 4to 11"-13" tall; 174 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Small edge tear to the top rear edge of the DJ.; 4to 11"-13" tall; 176 pages; Extra postage required for priority and international shipping.
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Very good. Very clean hardcover with jacket. no marks. clean text. solid binding very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0764304429. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Book and dust jacket are in fine, As New, gift-giving condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight, corners are sharp. Illustrated throughout, including color plates of planes. Small 4to. 174 pp. Marbleized endpapers. In protective Mylar. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped abroad.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 4to. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, PA. 1998. 174 pgs. Signed and inscribed by Francis Gabreski to NACA test pilot Steve (Stefan) Cavallo on the title page. Illustrated with Color / Black and White Plates. First, thus. DJ has light shelf-wear present. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the front board and the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. If ever a man has earned his place in the annals of military history, that man is Francis “Gabby” Gabreski. His exploits as a fighter pilot in World War II and Korea are legendary; his rise from humble beginnings to success in military and business careers is inspiring. This is the full story of Gabby Gabreski, told in his own words. Gabreski's life is a classic American success story. Born to Polish immigrant parents in 1919, he nearly washed out of Notre Dame and then flight school. He was down to his last chance, and he made the most of it. A witness to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Gabby had his own first taste of air combat flying with a Polish RAF squadron. Shortly thereafter he joined the 56th Fighter Group of the U. S. 8th Air Force, and in seventeen months he shot down twenty-eight German planes, the highest total of any 8th Air Force pilot in Europe. He became a hero whose name was splashed across newspaper headlines from coast to coast. And then, on the very day he was to fly home to his fiancee and a hero's welcome, he took one last combat mission, crashed and, after a daring attempt to avoid capture, finished the war in a POW camp. Gabreski returned to combat in 1951, flying F-86 Sabrejets over Korea. He scored 6.5 more victories there, making him one of the few pilots ever to achieve ace status in two wars and in both propeller and jet aircraft. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 1967 and spent the next twenty years working in the aviation industry, sustained, as always, by his devout religious faith and his deep love for his family. Now, drawing on his private documents and photographs, Gabby, along with writer Carl Molesworth, tells his thrilling eyewitness story with a candor and a vivid style that should earn this brave pilot a whole new generation of admirers. EB; Schiffer Military History; 4to 11"-13" tall; 176 pages.