Tumult in the Clouds: Original Edition
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Publishing Details
Tumult in the Clouds: Original Edition
By (Author) James Goodson
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
6th August 2009
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Modern warfare
General and world history
Air forces and warfare
Memoirs
940.544973092
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 1mm, Height 1mm, Spine 1mm
145g
Description
The classic memoir by one of America's greatest fighting aces Anglo-American James Goodson's war began on Sept 3rd 1939, when the SS Athenia was torpedoed and sank off the Hebrides. Surviving the sinking and distinguishing himself rescuing survivors, Goodson immediately signed on with the RAF. He was an American, but he wanted to fight. Goodson flew Spitfires for the RAF before later joining his countrymen with the Fourth Fighter Group to get behind the controls of Thunderbolts and Mustangs where he became known as 'King of the Strafers'. Chock full of breathtaking descriptions of aerial dogfights as well as the stories of others of the heroic 'few', Tumult in the Clouds is the ultimate story of War in the air, told by the one of the Second World War's outstanding fighter pilots.
Author Bio
James A. Goodson was born in America to British parents and brought up in Toronto. When the Second World War broke out he joined the RAF, before transferring to the USAAF in 1942 and becoming one of their leading 'aces'.
