{"product_id":"the-aviators-eddie-rickenbacker-jimmy-doolittle-charles-lindbergh-and-the-epic-age-of-flight-9781426211560","title":"The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight","description":"Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Aviators\u003c\/i\u003e tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlyboys\u003c\/i\u003e. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the \"greatest generation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINSTON GROOM is the author of 14 previous books of nonfiction and fiction, including \u003ci\u003eShiloh 1862, Vicksburg 1863, Patriotic Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShrouds of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConversations with the Enemy \u003c\/i\u003e(with Duncan Spencer), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He lives with his wife and daughter in Point Clear, Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334896587026,"sku":"9781426211560","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58f9d8fc-fb19-4360-a1eb-ec4487d601fb.jpg?v=1759830748","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-aviators-eddie-rickenbacker-jimmy-doolittle-charles-lindbergh-and-the-epic-age-of-flight-9781426211560","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}