Bücher von Hans Christian Adamson

Eddie Rickenbacker, first published in 1946, is the biography of American World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973). The book portrays Eddie's life through World War II, providing details of his childhood, his career as a race-car driver and owner of the Indianapolis Speedway, his experiences in France as a highly decorated flier, his efforts to create a car company, and finally, his harrowing crash landing in the Pacific in 1942 followed by 24 days adrift at sea. Included are 10 pages of illustrations. Rickenbacker would go on, following the Second World War, to become the long-time head of Eastern Airlines.

As air battles with Japanese fighter planes increased over the Pacific toward the end of World War 2, the Submarine Lifeguard League was formed to rescue Allied aviators forced to either "hit the silk" or zoom their plane into the drink. The League helped save the lives of hundreds of Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps pilots - including the life of future President George H. W. Bush - from Japs as well as from death at sea. Author Adm. Charles Lockwood (Hellcats of the Sea, Sink 'Em All ) brings his usual flair for submarine stories to his eye-witness account of events, providing a breathless narrative of the hair-raising adventures of this little-known sub-division of the US Naval Fleet.