| 1943 | God Is My Co-Pilot. An aviator describes his prewar life and combat experience against the Japanese in Burma and China in the famous Twenty-third Fighter Group, the "Flying Tigers." Despite a title that embarrasses or annoys several reviewers, the book is a popular success, causing writer Sterling North to declare that it contains "the best writing to come from any flier with the exception of St.-Exupéry." |
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