Gods Of Tin: The Flying Years
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Gods Of Tin: The Flying Years
By (Author) James Salter
By (author) Jessica Benton
By (author) William Benton
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
10th November 2005
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Air forces and warfare
Biography: historical, political and military
951.904248092
Physical Properties
Paperback
168
Width 128mm, Height 178mm
Description
A singular life often circles around a singular moment, an occasion when one's life in the world is defined forever and the emotional vocabulary set. For the extraordinary writer James Salter, this moment was contained in the fighter planes over Korea where, during his young manhood, he flew more than one hundred missions. James Salter is considered one of America's greatest prose stylists. The Arm of Flesh (later revised and retitled Cassada) and his first novel, The Hunters, are legendary in military circles for their descriptions of flying and aerial combat. A former Air Force pilot who flew F-86 fighters in Korea, Salter writes with matchless insight about the terror and exhilaration of the pilot's life.
Author Bio
James Salter is considered one of America's greatest prose stylists. A former Air Force pilot who flew F-86 fighters in Korea, Salter writes with matchless insight about the terror and exhilaration of the pilot's life.
