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I Flew To War On Pan Am
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Author : Stephen Langston
language : en
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2020-12-14
I Flew To War On Pan Am written by Stephen Langston and has been published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-14 with Political Science categories.
I came back alive when so many did not. My life forever changed. Not the same man that went to war. My own mother said, "What happened to my son?" War took a nice boy and turned him into a ghost of who he was and a lost soul forever because politicians care not for anyone but themselves.
Come Fly The World
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Author : Julia Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2021-04-08
Come Fly The World written by Julia Cooke and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-08 with History categories.
** Chosen as a May 2021 pick for The Fearless Book Club by Nobel Peace Prize–Winner, Malala Yousafzai ** Travel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am stewardesses in the Mad Men era. Glamour, danger, liberation: in the Jet Age, Pan Am offered young women the world. Come Fly the World tells the story of the stewardesses who served on the iconic Pan American Airways between 1966 and 1975 – and of the unseen diplomatic role they played on the world stage. Alongside the glamour was real danger, as they flew soldiers to and from Vietnam and staffed Operation Babylift – the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children during the fall of Saigon. Cooke's storytelling weaves together the true stories of women like Lynne Totten, a science major who decided life in a lab was not for her, to Hazel Bowie, one of the relatively few African American stewardesses of the era, as they embraced the liberation of a jet-set life. In the process, Cooke shows how the sexualized coffee-tea-or-me stereotype was at odds with the importance of what they did, and with the freedom, power and sisterhood they achieved.
Come Fly The World
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Author : Julia Cooke
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 2021
Come Fly The World written by Julia Cooke and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
"A lively, unexpected portrait of the jet-age stewardesses serving on iconic Pan Am airways between 1966 and 1975"--
Pan Am At War
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Author : Mark Cotta Vaz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-02-12
Pan Am At War written by Mark Cotta Vaz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-12 with History categories.
Pan Am at War chronicles the airline?s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America?s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the ?wings of democracy,? spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation. At the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight America?s wars. Utilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Am?s stunning role as an instrument of American might: The airline?s role in building air bases in Latin America and countering Axis interests that threatened the Panama Canal Creating transatlantic and trans-Africa supply lines for sending Lend-Lease equipment to Britain Cooperation with Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese nationalist government to pioneer the dangerous ?Hump? route over the Himalayas The dangerous seventeen-thousand-mile journey that took President Roosevelt to the high-stakes Casablanca Conference with Winston Churchill The daring flight that delivered uranium for the atomic bomb. Filled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies, Pan Am at War provides a gripping unknown history of the American Century.
An Airline At War
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Author : Robert L. Willett
language : en
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Release Date : 2008
An Airline At War written by Robert L. Willett and has been published by Booksurge Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aeronautics categories.
An Airline at War: The Story of Pan Am's China National Aviation Corporation and Its Men, by Robert L. Willett, tells the little-known story of the American airmen who flew and died in the skies over
Skygods
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Author : Robert Gandt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Skygods written by Robert Gandt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Airlines categories.
In 1966, Pan American Airways reached the zenith of its wealth & influence. Its pilots were lords of the sky; Skygods. Under aviation pioneer Juan Trippe's autocratic control, Pan Am bought jet airliners before its competitors & made record profits. It was the first U.S. airline to order the supersonic transport; it accepted reservations for the first service to the Moon. Then Pan American Airways fell to earth. In Skygods, Robert Gandt, a Pan Am pilot for 26 years, gives an inside account of the great airline's unprecedented demise. He interviewed hundreds of former Pan Am airmen & executives. He reveals how Pan Am's captains, in Navy-style uniforms, once commanded their ships like petty tyrants. They were the best & brightest in airline industry, but there were disturbing stories of captains who allowed stewardesses to land their aircraft, flew them at the wrong altitude & in the wrong direction & who tragically disappeared, often without a trace. All was not well either in the Pan Am Building, the massive landmark in New York where a succession of impulsive & short-sighted CEOs combined to preside over the demise of a great airline. Pan An bought a domestic airline it did not need; bought aircraft it did not need & operated half-empty planes on low-density routes. It sold the entire Pacific network for a bargain price & sold precious assets to meet its payrolls. And then came the Lockerbie tragedy. This is a fascinating account of what can go wrong with a pillar of strength of the U.S. industry, when its leaders lose their sense of direction & when their star employees-the Skygods-discover that they are mere mortals.
Pan Am Ferry Tales
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Author : W. Gordon Schmitt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-07-15
Pan Am Ferry Tales written by W. Gordon Schmitt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-15 with History categories.
During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond.
Pan Am Pioneer
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Author : Sanford B. Kauffman
language : en
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Release Date : 1995
Pan Am Pioneer written by Sanford B. Kauffman and has been published by Texas Tech University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fascinating story of the growth of a new industry, a legendary American business, and a pioneering spirit.
When The Airlines Went To War
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Author : Robert J. Serling
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Release Date : 1997
When The Airlines Went To War written by Robert J. Serling and has been published by Kensington Publishing Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
From one of America's most honored aviation authors comes a must-read book for aviation fans and World War II history buffs alike. Serling offers the dramatic chronicle of the glory days of the propeller plane, telling the story of the airline pioneers and pilots, mechanics and engineers, who became key players in momentous military engagements from the European theater to the Pacific. of photos.
Pan Am
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Author : Don Harris
language : en
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
Release Date : 2011
Pan Am written by Don Harris and has been published by BookCaps Study Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Transportation categories.
Pan Am--a name synonymous with glitch, glamour...financial misfortune. For a period of time, it was the face of the sky. It was the aircraft that brought the Beatles to America and was the airliner Stanley Kubrick had in mind when he filmed the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Its airplanes, logo and company have appeared in movies as diverse as Blade Runner to National Lampoon’s European Vacation. In the Fall of 2011, it was be the basis of the ABC drama "Pan Am" starring Christina Ricci. In many ways, the story of Pan Am is the story of America, as the company itself became the representation to the world of America. The story includes monopolies and betrayals, innovation and competition, first class service and terrible losses. The US government aided the company at its outset, and then turned its back on it at its end. Pan Am’s demise was tragic, as international forces beyond its control led to a series of mistakes, mismanagement and bad investments, that eventually brought it under. In this in depth essay, author Don Harris tells the story of the rise and fall of the most famous airline in the world.