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The wingmen : the unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams
| Title | The wingmen : the unlikely, unusual, unbreakable friendship between John Glenn and Ted Williams |
| Names | Lazarus, Adam. |
| Book Number | DB118581 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | 'It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men-already experts in their fields-crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John Glenn was an ambitious operations officer with fifty-nine World War II combat missions under his belt. His wingman was Ted Williams, the two-time American League Triple Crown winner who, at the pinnacle of his career, was inexplicably recalled to active service in the United States Marine Corps. Together, the affable flier and the notoriously tempestuous left fielder soared into North Korea, creating a death-defying bond. Although, over the next half century, their contrasting lives were challenged by exhilarating highs and devastating lows, that bond would endure. Through unpublished letters, unit diaries, declassified military records, manuscripts, and new and illuminating interviews, The Wingmen reveals an epic and intimate portrait of two heroes-larger-than-life and yet ineffably human, ordinary men who accomplished the extraordinary. At its heart, this was a conflicted friendship that found commonality in mutual respect. Now, author Adam Lazarus sheds light on a largely forgotten chapter in these legends' lives-as singular individuals, inspiring patriots, and eventually, however improbable, profoundly close friends." -- Provided by publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook. |
| Narrator | Abrams, Barry. |
| Local Subject | History, United States - HUS |
| Biography - BIO | |
| Sports - Nonfiction - SPON | |
| War Stories - Nonfiction - WAN | |
| History - Modern World (universal) - HWO | |
| Asia - China & adjacent areas - 951 | |
| History of Asia, Far East - 950 | |
| Commercial Format - CF | |
| Long Book - LO | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Unrated. Commercial Audio |
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| LC Subject | Korean War, 1950-1953 - Biography |
| Air pilots, Military - United States - Biography |
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| Male friendship |
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| Legislators - United States - Biography |
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| Astronauts - United States - Biography |
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| Baseball players - United States - Biography |
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| Biographies |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Call Number | 951.90420922 ANF |
| Language | English |
| English |
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| Released | 2024 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. National Library Service for the Blind 2024 |
| Original Publication | Reissue of: [Prince Frederick] : HighBridge, 2023. 9781696610650 |
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