Stardust falling (14 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Stardust Falling chronicles the thrilling, true tale of 20 year old Wes Coss, a US Army Air Corps pilot 1st Lt., whose powerful desire to fly set him on a collision course with history. In 1944, while piloting his B-17 Stardust, Wes and his ten-man crew were shot down by German fighters over Southern France. Follow the spine-tingling twists and turns, aided by the French Resistance, young Coss evades capture only to tackle a harrowing winter crossing of the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Stardust Falling chronicles the thrilling, true tale of 20 year old Wes Coss, a US Army Air Corps pilot 1st Lt., whose powerful desire to fly set him on a collision course with history. In 1944, while piloting his B-17 Stardust, Wes and his ten-man crew were shot down by German fighters over Southern France. Follow the spine-tingling twists and turns, aided by the French Resistance, young Coss evades capture only to tackle a harrowing winter crossing of the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Condizione: New. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 292 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.66 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket issued. Signed and inscribed by Capt. Wes Coss on free front end paper. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: New. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Condizione: New. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Condizione: New. Print on Demand. Coss, Annette R. (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper beneath a sticker that reads as follows: "To: Leo Freedom and | friendship are wonderful | gifts of God. We must always | protect and cherish them. | Wes Coss." 4to. (25 cm.) [14]1-385[5]p. Illustrated with 5 colored captioned photos (including one of Coss and his wife and one of "Shady Lady", a pin-up by Alice Marks) and 47 black and white captioned photos and one black and white map. Laid in are tow 3 x 5" cards advertising the book and the cut out address of Wes Coss. Color pictorial wrappers with a color photo of Coss on the rear panel. A couple of small dings to front wrapper, wrappers clean and bright, else fine with no internal markings This books chronicles the thrilling story of 20-year-old Wes Coss, a US Arny Air Corp pilot 1st Lt. whose powerful desire to fly set him on a collision course with history, In 1944 while piloting his B-17 "Stardust" Wes and his small crew were shot down by German fighters over Southern France. Aided by the French Resistance, Coss evaded capture only to tackle a harrowing winter crossing of the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain. Leo D. Hymas [1926-2016], a previous owner of this book, was Patriarch of the Everett Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was in the Army's 97th Infantry Division, serving in WWII for two years. Later in life he shared his war experiences as a concentration camp liberator, representing the Holocaust Center for Humanity. Hymas loved everything about flying. He shared ownership of a Great Lakes biplane which he flew to the Oshkosh fly-in and he worked in the aerospace industry and retired from Boeing. Signed by Author(s).…